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1 equal relationship

отношения равенства; равноправные отношения

Politics english-russian dictionary > equal relationship
2 equal

equal

A n égal/-e m/f ; to be the equal of être l'égal de ; to treat sb as an equal traiter qn en égal.

B adj

1 ( numerically the same) [number, quantity] égal (to à) ; a sum equal to one month's salary une somme égale à un mois de salaire ; ‘equal work equal pay’ ‘à travail égal salaire égal’ ; to fight for equal pay lutter pour l'égalité des salaires ; to demand equal time on television demander le même temps d'antenne ;

2 (equivalent, similar) [skill, ease, delight] même, égal ; with equal pleasure/violence avec le même plaisir/la même violence ; to have equal difficulty avoir autant de difficulté ; they're about equal [candidates] ils se valent à peu près ;

3 ( not inferior or superior) [partner] égal ; on equal terms [fight, compete] à armes égales ; [judge, place] sur un pied d'égalité ; to have an equal relationship avoir des rapports d'égal à égal ;

4 ( up to) to be/feel equal to être/se sentir à la hauteur de [task, job] ; to feel equal to doing se sentir à même de faire.

C adv Sport [finish] à égalité ; to come equal third arriver troisième ex aequo (with avec).

D vtr

1 ( add up to) égaler ; health plus money equals happiness la santé plus la richesse, c'est le bonheur ;

2 ( match) égaler [record, time].

Idiom

all things being equal sauf imprévu.

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3 relationship

n

отношения; взаимоотношения, взаимозависимость; связь

to be on the side of peaceful relationship — быть за мирные отношения

to broaden the relationship — расширять отношения

to carry one's weight in the security relationship — нести свою часть бремени в обеспечении безопасности

to cement the relationship — укреплять отношения

to cloud the relationship — омрачать отношения

to create a good relationship with smb — устанавливать хорошие отношения с кем-л.

to dismantle a relationship — разрушать отношения

to disrupt a relationship — портить отношения

to end a relationship — прекращать отношения

to enjoy a workable relationship — иметь хорошие рабочие отношения

to enter into a person-to-person relationship — вступать в личный контакт, устанавливать личный контакт

to establish a good relationship with smb — устанавливать хорошие отношения с кем-л.

to govern a relationship — регулировать отношения

to have a workable relationship — иметь хорошие рабочие отношения

to improve relationship — улучшать отношения

to inject some warmth in the chilly relationship — вносить некоторое потепление в прохладные отношения

to lay the foundations for one's new relationship — закладывать основы для новых взаимоотношений

to paper over / to patch up one's relationship — сглаживать противоречия в своих отношениях

to reassess one's relationship — пересматривать свои отношения

to repair relationship — улучшать отношения

to sever relationship — разрывать отношения

to strain bilateral relationship — ухудшать двусторонние отношения

to streamline relationship — повышать эффективность отношений

to strengthen relationship — укреплять взаимоотношения

to withdraw from security relationship — выходить из пакта безопасности

- amiable relationship
- bilateral relationship
- burgeoning relationship
- city-to-city relationship
- close relationship
- cordial relationship between the two countries
- disturbed relationship
- economic relationship
- equal relationship
- equitable relationship
- establishment of a normal relationship with a country
- expanding relationship
- global relationship
- harmonious relationship
- human relationship
- interindustry relationship
- intimate relationship
- kindred relationship
- labor relationship
- long relationship
- long-term relationship
- neighborly relationship
- new relationship
- new type of international relationship
- normal relationship
- operational relationship
- party-to-party relationship
- political relationship
- positive relationship with smb
- productive relationship
- relationship between church and state
- relationship between nature and society
- relationship of science and practice
- relaxed relationship
- same sex relationship
- smooth relationship
- stable relationship
- state-to-state relationship
- sterile relationship
- strains in the relationship between smb
- strategic relationship
- strengthening relationship
- strenuous relationship
- strong relationship
- trade relationships
- transatlantic relationship
- transpacific relationship
- triangular relationship
- trusting relationship
- unbreakable relationship
- uneasy relationship
- working relationship

Politics english-russian dictionary > relationship
4 equal

1. adjective
1) gleich

equal in or of equal height/weight/size/importance — etc. gleich hoch/schwer/groß/wichtig usw.

not equal in length — verschieden lang

divide a cake into equal parts/portions — einen Kuchen in gleich große Stücke/Portionen aufteilen

equal amounts of milk and water — gleich viel Milch und Wasser

be equal in size to something — ebenso groß wie etwas sein

Michael came equal third or third equal with Richard in the class exams — bei den Klassenprüfungen kam Michael zusammen mit Richard auf den dritten Platz

be on equal terms [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] gleichgestellt sein

all/other things being equal — wenn nichts dazwischen kommt

equal rights — gleiche Rechte; Gleichberechtigung, die

2)

be equal to something/somebody — (strong, clever, etc. enough) einer Sache/jemandem gewachsen sein

be equal to doing something — imstande sein, etwas zu tun

3)

they were all given equal treatment — sie wurden alle gleich behandelt

4) (evenly balanced) ausgeglichen
2. noun
Gleichgestellte, der/die

be somebody's/something's equal — jemandem ebenbürtig sein/einer Sache (Dat.) gleichkommen

he/she/it has no or is without equal — er/sie/es hat nicht seines-/ihresgleichen
3. transitive verb,
(Brit.) - ll-

1) (be equal to)

equal somebody/something [in something] — jemandem/einer Sache [in etwas (Dat.)] entsprechen

three times four equals twelve — drei mal vier ist [gleich] zwölf

2) (do something equal to)

equal somebody — es jemandem gleichtun

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['i:kwəl] 1. adjective
(the same in size, amount, value etc: four equal slices; coins of equal value; Are these pieces equal in size? Women want equal wages with men.) gleich
2. noun
(one of the same age, rank, ability etc: I am not his equal at running.) der/die Gleichgestellte
3. verb
(to be the same in amount, value, size etc: I cannot hope to equal him; She equalled his score of twenty points; Five and five equals ten.) gleichkommen

- academic.ru/24761/equality">equality
- equalize
- equalise
- equally
- equal to
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equal

[ˈi:kwəl]

I. adj inv

1. (the same) gleich

\equal pay for \equal work gleiche Bezahlung bei gleicher Arbeit

\equal in number zahlenmäßig gleich

of \equal size gleich groß

on \equal terms unter gleichen Bedingungen

\equal in volume vom Umfang her gleich

▪ to be \equal to sth etw dat gleich sein

one litre is \equal to 1.76 imperial pints ein Liter entspricht 1,76 ips.

2. (same in amount) gleich viel; (same in size) gleich groß

Robert made an \equal division of the prize money among the winners Robert teilte das Preisgeld gleichmäßig unter den Gewinnern auf

to have \equal reason to do sth gleichermaßen Grund haben, etw zu tun

3. (equal in status) gleich[berechtigt]

all men are created \equal alle Menschen sind gleich

on \equal footing gleichgestellt

\equal status for men and women Gleichstellung f von Mann und Frau

\equal treatment Gleichbehandlung f

4. pred (able to do)

▪ to be \equal to sth für etw akk geeignet [o zu etw dat fähig] sein

to be \equal to a task einer Aufgabe gerecht werden [o gewachsen sein]

to prove \equal to sth sich akk etw dat gewachsen zeigen

5.

▶ all things being \equal (if other factors are the same) unter ansonsten gleichen Bedingungen; (if all goes well) wenn nichts dazwischenkommt

II. n Gleichgestellte(r) f(m), Ebenbürtige(r) f(m)

he does not consider his brother to be his intellectual \equal er glaubt, sein Bruder sei ihm geistig unterlegen

she was the \equal of any opera singer sie konnte sich mit jeder Opernsängerin messen

this author is without \equal dieser Autor sucht seinesgleichen geh

to have no \equal unübertroffen sein

III. vt

< BRIT - ll- or AM usu -l->

1. MATH

▪ to \equal sth etw ergeben [o sein]

three plus four \equals seven drei plus vier ist gleich [o fam macht] sieben

2. (match)

▪ to \equal sth an etw akk herankommen, etw dat gleichkommen

we raised $500 for charity last year and we're hoping to \equal that this year wir haben letztes Jahr 500 Dollar für wohltätige Zwecke gesammelt und hoffen, dass uns das in diesem Jahr wieder gelingt

3. SPORT

to \equal a world record einen Weltrekord erreichen

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['iːkwəl]
1. adj

1) (= identical) parts, number, value, importance etc gleich

an equal amount of land — gleich viel Land

equal numbers of men and women —

A and B are of equal value — A hat den gleichen Wert wie B

to be of equal importance — gleich wichtig sein

to be equal in size (to) —

two halves are equal to one whole — zwei Halbe sind gleich ein Ganzes

a is equal to b — a ist gleich b

an amount equal to the purchase price — eine dem Kaufpreis entsprechende Summe

with equal enthusiasm — mit gleich großer Begeisterung

other things being equal —

education is a good thing, other things being equal — Bildung an sich ist etwas Gutes

2) (= without discrimination) opportunities, rights, pay, access gleich

equal opportunities ( for men and women) — Chancengleichheit f (für Männer und Frauen)

equal rights for women — die Gleichberechtigung der Frau

on equal terms or an equal footing (meet, compete) — als Gleichgestellte

to be on equal terms (with sb) — (mit jdm) gleichgestellt sein

to put sb on an equal footing (with sb) — jdn (mit jdm) gleichstellen

the relationship should be put on a more equal footing —

all men are equal, but some are more equal than others (hum) — alle Menschen sind gleich, nur einige sind gleicher (hum)

3)

(= capable) to be equal to the situation/task — der Situation/Aufgabe gewachsen sein

to feel equal to sth — sich zu etw imstande or im Stande or in der Lage fühlen

2. n

1) (in rank) Gleichgestellte(r) mf

she is his equal — sie ist ihm ebenbürtig

our equals — unseresgleichen

to treat sb as an equal — jdn als ebenbürtig behandeln

to have no equal — nicht seinesgleichen haben

2) pl (US: pay) Bezahlung f, Entlohnung f

3. vi

three times three equals nine — drei mal drei (ist) gleich neun

let x equal 3 — wenn x gleich 3 ist, x sei (gleich) 3

4. vt

1) (= match, rival) gleichkommen (+dat)

he equalled (Brit) or equaled (US) his brother in generosity — er kam seinem Bruder an Großzügigkeit gleich

or equaled (US) — unvergleichlich

this show is not to be equalled (Brit) or equaled (US) by any other — diese Show hat nicht ihresgleichen

there is nothing to equal it — nichts kommt dem gleich

2) (MATH)

2 times 3 equals 6 — 2 mal 3 ist (gleich) 6

x is equal to or greater/less than 10 — x ist größer/kleiner (oder) gleich zehn

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equal [ˈiːkwəl]

A adj (adv → equally)

1. (an Größe, Rang etc) gleich:

be equal to gleichen, gleich sein (dat)( → A 3, A 4, A 5);

twice three is equal to six zweimal drei ist gleich sechs;

equal to new wie neu;

not equal to geringer als;

equal opportunities pl Chancengleichheit f;

equal in all respects MATH kongruent (Dreieck);

equal rights pl for women die Gleichberechtigung der Frau;

equal in size, of equal size (von) gleicher Größe, gleich groß;

equal time US

a)( RADIO, TV) gleich lange Sendezeit (für eine gegnerische politische Partei etc),

b) fig die gleiche Chance (zur Entgegnung auf eine Beschuldigung etc);

of equal value gleichwertig

2. obs gleichmütig, gelassen:

equal mind Gleichmut m

3. angemessen, entsprechend, gemäß ( alle:

to dat):

equal to your merit Ihrem Verdienst entsprechend;

be equal to sth einer Sache entsprechen oder gleichkommen

4. imstande, fähig ( beide:

to zu):

(not) be equal to a task einer Aufgabe (nicht) gewachsen sein

5. aufgelegt (to zu):

be equal to a glass of wine einem Glas Wein nicht abgeneigt sein

6. eben, plan (Fläche)

7. ausgeglichen ( auch SPORT)

8. BOT symmetrisch, auf beiden Seiten gleich

9. gleichmäßig, -förmig

10. ebenbürtig (to dat), gleichwertig:

equal in strength gleich stark;

on equal terms unter gleichen Bedingungen;

be on equal terms (with)

a) auf gleicher Stufe stehen (mit),

b) gleichberechtigt sein (dat)

B s Gleichgestellte(r) m/f(m), -berechtigte(r) m/f(m):

among equals unter Gleichgestellten;

your equals deinesgleichen;

equals in age Altersgenossen;

he has no equal, he is without equal er hat nicht oder er sucht seinesgleichen;

be sb’s equal jemandem ebenbürtig sein, besonders SPORT auch ein gleichwertiger Gegner für jemanden sein;

treat sb as (one’s) equal jemanden wie seinesgleichen behandeln; → first C 1

C v/t prät und pperf -qualed, besonders Br -qualled

1. jemandem, einer Sache gleichen, entsprechen, gleich sein, gleichkommen, es aufnehmen mit (in an dat):

not be equal(l)ed nicht seinesgleichen haben, seinesgleichen suchen;

two plus two equals four ist gleich vier

2. SPORT einen Rekord einstellen

eq. abk

1. equal

2. equalizer

3. equalizing

4. equation

5. equivalent

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1. adjective
1) gleich

equal in or of equal height/weight/size/importance — etc. gleich hoch/schwer/groß/wichtig usw.

not equal in length — verschieden lang

divide a cake into equal parts/portions — einen Kuchen in gleich große Stücke/Portionen aufteilen

equal amounts of milk and water — gleich viel Milch und Wasser

be equal in size to something — ebenso groß wie etwas sein

Michael came equal third or third equal with Richard in the class exams — bei den Klassenprüfungen kam Michael zusammen mit Richard auf den dritten Platz

be on equal terms [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] gleichgestellt sein

all/other things being equal — wenn nichts dazwischen kommt

equal rights — gleiche Rechte; Gleichberechtigung, die

2)

be equal to something/somebody — (strong, clever, etc. enough) einer Sache/jemandem gewachsen sein

be equal to doing something — imstande sein, etwas zu tun

3)

they were all given equal treatment — sie wurden alle gleich behandelt

4) (evenly balanced) ausgeglichen
2. noun
Gleichgestellte, der/die

be somebody's/something's equal — jemandem ebenbürtig sein/einer Sache (Dat.) gleichkommen

he/she/it has no or is without equal — er/sie/es hat nicht seines-/ihresgleichen
3. transitive verb,
(Brit.) - ll-

1) (be equal to)

equal somebody/something [in something] — jemandem/einer Sache [in etwas (Dat.)] entsprechen

three times four equals twelve — drei mal vier ist [gleich] zwölf

2) (do something equal to)

equal somebody — es jemandem gleichtun

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adj.

gleich (Mathematik) adj.

gleich adj.

paritätisch adj. v.

angleichen v.

gleichkommen v.

English-german dictionary > equal
5 close

1. adjective
1) (near in space) dicht; nahe

be close to something — nahe bei od. an etwas (Dat.) sein

how close is London to the South coast? — wie weit ist London von der Südküste entfernt?

you're too close to the fire — du bist zu dicht od. nah am Feuer

I wish we lived closer to your parents — ich wünschte, wir würden näher bei deinen Eltern wohnen

be close to tears/breaking point — den Tränen/einem Zusammenbruch nahe sein

at close quarters, the building looked less impressive — aus der Nähe betrachtet, wirkte das Gebäude weniger imposant

at close range — aus kurzer Entfernung

2) (near in time) nahe (to an + Dat.)

3) eng [Freund, Freundschaft, Beziehung, Zusammenarbeit, Verbindung]; nahe [Verwandte, Bekanntschaft]

be/become close to somebody — jemandem nahe stehen/nahekommen

4) (rigorous, painstaking) eingehend, genau [Untersuchung, Prüfung, Befragung usw.]

pay close attention — genau aufpassen

5) (stifling) stickig [Luft, Raum]; drückend, schwül [Wetter]

6) (nearly equal) hart [[Wett]kampf, Spiel]; knapp [Ergebnis]

a close race — ein Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen

that was a close call or shave or thing — (coll.) das war knapp!

7) (nearly matching) wortgetreu [Übersetzung]; getreu, genau [Imitation, Kopie]; groß [Ähnlichkeit]

be the closest equivalent to something — einer Sache (Dat.) am ehesten entsprechen

bear a close resemblance to somebody — jemandem sehr ähnlich sehen

8) eng [Schrift]
2. adverb
1) (near) nah[e]

come close to the truth — der Wahrheit nahe kommen

be close at hand — in Reichweite sein

close by — in der Nähe

close by the river — nahe am Fluss

close on 60 years — fast 60 Jahre

close on 2 o'clock — kurz vor 2 [Uhr]

close to somebody/something — nahe bei jemandem/etwas

don't stand so close to the edge of the cliff — stell dich nicht so nah od. dicht an den Rand des Kliffs

close together — dicht beieinander

it brought them closer together — (fig.) es brachte sie einander näher

close behind — dicht dahinter

be/come close to tears — den Tränen nahe sein

2) fest [schließen]; genau [hinsehen]

on looking closer — bei genauerem Hinsehen
3. transitive verb
1) (shut) schließen, (ugs.) zumachen [Augen, Tür, Fenster, Geschäft]; zuziehen [Vorhang]; (declare shut) schließen [Laden, Geschäft, Fabrik, Betrieb, Werk, Zeche]; stilllegen [Betrieb, Werk, Zeche, Bahnlinie]; sperren [Straße, Brücke]

2) (conclude) schließen, beenden [Besprechung, Rede, Diskussion]; schließen [Versammlung, Sitzung]

close an account — ein Konto auflösen

3) (make smaller) schließen (auch fig.) [Lücke]
4. intransitive verb
1) (shut) sich schließen; [Tür:] zugehen (ugs.), sich schließen

the door/lid doesn't close properly — die Tür/der Deckel schließt nicht richtig

2) [Laden, Geschäft, Fabrik:] schließen, (ugs.) zumachen; (permanently) [Betrieb, Werk, Zeche:] geschlossen od. stillgelegt werden; [Geschäft:] geschlossen werden, (ugs.) zumachen

3) (come to an end) zu Ende gehen; enden; (finish speaking) schließen
5. noun
1) no pl. Ende, das; Schluss, der

come or draw to a close — zu Ende gehen

bring or draw something to a close — einer Sache (Dat.) ein Ende bereiten; etwas zu Ende bringen

2) (cul-de-sac) Sackgasse, die

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/13537/close_down">close down

- close in

- close off

- close up

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I 1. [kləus] adverb
1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.) nahe

2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.) eng
2. adjective
1) (near in relationship: a close friend.) vertraut

2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.) knapp

3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.) genau

4) (tight: a close fit.) eng

5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.) schwül

6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).) geizig

7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.) verschwiegen

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- closely
- closeness
- close call/shave
- close-set
- close-up
- close at hand
- close on
- close to II 1. [kləuz] verb
1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.) schließen

2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.) enden

3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).) abschließen
2. noun
(a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.) das Ende

- close down
- close up
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close¹

[kləʊs, AM kloʊs]

I. adj usu pred

1. (short distance) nah[e]

let's go to the \closest pub lasst uns in das nächste Pub gehen!

▪ to be \close to sth in der Nähe einer S. gen liegen

our guest-house was \close to the sea unsere Pension war nicht weit vom Meer entfernt

\close combat Nahkampf m

\close to the ground dicht über dem Boden

in \close proximity in unmittelbarer Nähe

at \close quarters aus der Nähe [betrachtet]

at \close range aus kurzer Entfernung

\close together nahe [o dicht] beieinander

2. (near)

to be \close to exhaustion total erschöpft sein

to be \close to perfection so gut wie perfekt sein

to be \close to tears den Tränen nahe sein

3. (near in time) nahe [bevorstehend]

it's \close to Christmas Weihnachten steht vor der Tür

war is \close ein Krieg steht unmittelbar bevor

\close together nahe [o dicht] beieinander

4. (intimate)

▪ to be \close to sb jdm [sehr] nahestehen

my brother and I have always been very \close mein Bruder und ich standen uns schon immer sehr nahe

... because of their \close links with terrorist groups... wegen ihrer engen Verbindung zu Terrorgruppen

\close bond enges Band

\close co-operation enge Zusammenarbeit

just \close family nur die nächsten Verwandten

\close friend enger Freund/enge Freundin

\close friendship enge Freundschaft

\close links eine enge Verbindung

\close relatives nahe Verwandte

5. (little space between) eng

\close handwriting enge Schrift

ten pages of \close print zehn eng bedruckte Seiten

\close ranks geschlossene Reihen

\close weave dichtes Gewebe

6. ( fig: dense)

\close argument stichhaltiges Argument

\close reasoning geschlossene Argumentation

7. (almost equal) knapp

the race is going to be a \close contest das wird ein Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen!

the election was too \close to call der Ausgang der Wahl war völlig offen

\close race Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen nt

8. (similar)

to be the \closest equivalent to sth etw dat am nächsten kommen

\close resemblance große Ähnlichkeit

to bear a \close resemblance to sb/sth jdm/etw sehr ähnlich sehen/sein

9. (exact) genau

to pay \close attention to sb jdm gut zuhören

to pay \close attention to sth genau auf etw akk achten

to keep a \close eye on sth etw gut im Auge behalten

10. (secret) verschwiegen

she's very \close about her relationship was ihre Beziehung angeht, ist sie sehr verschwiegen

\close secret großes Geheimnis

11. (airless, stifling) schwül; (in room) stickig

12. (mean) knauserig pej

13. (almost)

\close to [or on] ... nahezu..., fast...

\close to midnight kurz vor Mitternacht

14. LING

\close vowel geschlossener Vokal

15.

▶ to be \close to the bone der Wahrheit ziemlich nahekommen

▶ that was a \close call! das war knapp!

▶ that was too \close for comfort! das ging gerade nochmal gut!; (distance)

she lives too \close for comfort sie wohnt näher als ihr lieb ist

▶ to hold [or keep] one's cards \close to one's chest sich dat nicht in die Karten sehen lassen

▶ that was a \close shave! das war knapp! fam

▶ to have had a \close shave gerade noch davongekommen sein

II. adv (near in location) nahe; (near in time) nahe [bevorstehend]

please come \closer kommen Sie doch näher!

the election is getting \close die Wahlen stehen unmittelbar vor der Tür

she came \close to getting that job fast hätte sie die Stelle bekommen

to come \close to blows beinahe handgreiflich werden

to be \close at hand person in Reichweite sein; event unmittelbar bevorstehen

to come \close to tears den Tränen nahekommen

to come \close to the truth der Wahrheit [ziemlich] nahekommen

to get \close to sb/sth jdm/etw nahekommen

to hold sb \close jdn fest an sich drücken

on looking \closer bei genauerem Hinsehen

▪ \close by in der Nähe

the little child stood \close by his mother das kleine Kind stand dicht bei seiner Mutter

▪ from \close up aus der Nähe

▪ \close together dicht beieinander

please stand \closer together können Sie vielleicht noch ein bisschen aufrücken?

these appointments are too \close together diese Termine liegen einfach zu dicht aufeinander

▶ to sail \close to the wind sich akk hart an der Grenze des Erlaubten bewegen

III. vi

1. (move nearer)

▪ to \close on sb/an animal sich akk jdm/einem Tier [bedrohlich] nähern

2. STOCKEX (reach a price)

shares \closed at 15 dollars die Aktien erreichten eine Schlussnotierung von 15 Dollar

IV. n BRIT Hof m; (in street names) Straßenname für Sackgassen; (around cathedral) Domhof m; SCOT schmaler, meist offener Durchgang oder Hof

close²

[kləʊz, AM kloʊz]

I. vt

1. (shut)

▪ to \close sth etw schließen

to \close a book ein Buch zumachen

to \close a company/factory/shop einen Betrieb/eine Fabrik/einen Laden schließen

to \close the curtains die Vorhänge zuziehen

to \close the door/one's mouth/the window die Tür/seinen Mund/das Fenster zumachen

to \close one's ears ( fig) sich akk taub stellen

to \close one's eyes seine Augen zumachen [o schließen]

to \close one's eyes to sth ( fig) die Augen vor etw dat verschließen

to \close a plant/railway line ein Werk/eine Bahnstrecke stilllegen

to \close ranks die Reihen schließen

the party has \closed ranks on the issue die Partei nimmt dem Thema gegenüber eine geschlossene Stellung ein

to \close a road eine Straße sperren; ECON, FIN

to \close an account ein Konto auflösen

2. (bring to an end)

the matter is \closed der Fall ist abgeschlossen

the performance was \closed with ‘Auld Lang Syne’ die Aufführung endete mit dem Lied ‚Auld Lang Syne‘

to \close a bank account ein Konto auflösen

to \close a case LAW einen Fall abschließen

case \closed also LAW der Fall ist abgeschlossen

to \close a deal einen Handel [ab]schließen

to \close a discussion eine Diskussion beenden

let's \close this discussion with a brief summary lassen Sie mich diese Diskussion mit einer kurzen Zusammenfassung abschließen

to \close a meeting eine Besprechung beenden

3. (make smaller)

▪ to \close sth etw schließen

to \close the gap between x and y die Kluft zwischen x und y überwinden

4. ELEC

to \close a circuit einen Stromkreis schließen

5. COMPUT

to \close a file eine Datei zumachen [o schließen

6.

▶ to \close the stable door after the horse has bolted den Brunnen erst zudecken, wenn das Kind hineingefallen ist prov

II. vi

1. (shut) wound sich schließen; door, window, lid zugehen; shop, bank schließen

her eyes \closed in tiredness vor Müdigkeit fielen ihr die Augen zu

this box doesn't \close properly diese Kiste geht nicht richtig zu

2. (shut down) schließen; shop zumachen; factory also stilllegen

3. (end) zu Ende gehen; meeting schließen; play abgesetzt werden; STOCKEX

the pound \closed at $1.62 das Pfund schloss mit 1,62 Dollar

4. (approach) sich akk nähern

the tanks \closed to within 50 metres of the frontline die Panzer kamen bis auf 50 Meter an die Front heran

III. n

1. no pl (end) Ende nt, Schluss m

to bring [or draw] sth to a \close etw beenden

to come to a \close zu Ende gehen, enden

to draw to a \close sich dem Ende zuneigen

at the \close of business bei Geschäftsschluss

at the \close of trading bei Börsenschluss

2. STOCKEX Börsenschluss m

by the \close bei Börsenschluss

3. (in cricket)

▪ the \close Ende des Spieltages beim Kricket

4. MUS Kadenz f

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I [kləʊs]
1. adj (+er)

1) (= near) nahe (
to +gen), in der Nähe ( to +gen, von)
is Glasgow close to Edinburgh? — liegt Glasgow in der Nähe von Edinburgh?

the buildings which are close to the station — die Gebäude in der Nähe des Bahnhofs or in Bahnhofsnähe

in close proximity — in unmittelbarer Nähe (
to +gen )

in such close proximity (to one another) — so dicht zusammen

you're very close (in guessing etc) — du bist dicht dran

close combat — Nahkampf m

at close quarters —

he chose the closest cake — er nahm den Kuchen, der am nächsten lag

we use this pub because it's close/the closest — wir gehen in dieses Lokal, weil es in der Nähe/am nächsten ist

2) (in time) nahe (bevorstehend)

nobody realized how close a nuclear war was — es war niemandem klar, wie nahe ein Atomkrieg bevorstand

3) (fig) friend, co-operation, connection etc eng; relative nahe; resemblance groß, stark

they were very close (to each other) — sie waren or standen sich or einander (geh) sehr nahe

4) (= not spread out) handwriting, print eng; ranks dicht, geschlossen; (fig) argument lückenlos, stichhaltig; reasoning, game geschlossen

5) (= exact, painstaking) examination, study eingehend, genau; translation originalgetreu; watch streng, scharf

now pay close attention to me — jetzt hör mir gut zu

you have to pay very close attention to the traffic signs —

to keep a close lookout for sb/sth — scharf nach jdm/etw Ausschau halten

6) (= stuffy) schwül; (indoors) stickig

7) (= almost equal) fight, result knapp

a close(-fought) match — ein (ganz) knappes Spiel

a close finish — ein Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen nt

a close election — ein Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen nt, eine Wahl mit knappem Ausgang

it was a close thing or call — das war knapp!

the vote/election was too close to call — der Ausgang der Abstimmung/Wahl war völlig offen

8)

close on — nahezu

close on sixty/midnight — an die sechzig/kurz vor Mitternacht

2. adv (+er)
nahe; (spatially also) dicht
close by — in der Nähe

close by us — in unserer Nähe

stay close to me — bleib dicht bei mir

close to the water/ground —

close to or by the bridge — nahe (bei) der Brücke

he followed close behind me — er ging dicht hinter mir

don't stand too close to the fire — stell dich nicht zu nahe or dicht ans Feuer

to be close to tears — den Tränen nahe sein

close together — dicht or nahe zusammen

my exams were so close together — meine Prüfungen lagen so kurz hintereinander

the closer the exams came the more nervous he got —

that brought the two brothers closer together — das brachte die beiden Brüder einander näher

please stand closer together — bitte rücken Sie näher or dichter zusammen

this pattern comes close/closest to the sort of thing we wanted — dieses Muster kommt dem, was wir uns vorgestellt haben, nahe/am nächsten

what does it look like ( from) close up? —

if you get too close up... — wenn du zu nahe herangehst...

3. n
(in street names) Hof m; (of cathedral etc) Domhof m; (Scot = outside passage) offener Hausflur II [kləʊz]
1. vt

1) (= shut) schließen; eyes, door, shop, window, curtains also zumachen; (permanently) business, shop etc schließen; factory stilllegen; (= block) opening etc verschließen; road sperren

"closed" — "geschlossen"

sorry, we're closed — tut uns leid, wir haben geschlossen or zu

don't close your mind to new ideas — du solltest dich neuen Ideen nicht verschließen

to close one's eyes/ears to sth — sich einer Sache gegenüber blind/taub stellen

to close ranks ( Mil, fig ) — die Reihen schließen

to close the gap between... — die Diskrepanz zwischen... beseitigen

to close an application (Comput) — eine Anwendung beenden

2) (= bring to an end) church service, meeting schließen, beenden; affair, discussion also abschließen; bank account etc auflösen; sale abschließen

the matter is closed — der Fall ist abgeschlossen

3) (ELEC) circuit schließen

2. vi

1) (= shut, come together) sich schließen; (door, window, box, lid, eyes, wound also) zugehen; (= can be shut) schließen, zugehen; (shop, factory) schließen, zumachen; (factory permanently) stillgelegt werden

his eyes closed — die Augen fielen ihm zu; (in death) seine Augen schlossen sich

2) (= come to an end) schließen; (tourist season) aufhören, enden, zu Ende gehen; (THEAT, play) auslaufen

3) (= approach) sich nähern, näher kommen; (boxers etc) aufeinander losgehen

the battleship closed to within 100 metres — das Kriegsschiff kam bis auf 100 Meter heran

4) (COMM: accept offer) abschließen, zu einem Abschluss kommen

5) (ST EX) schließen

the shares closed at £5 — die Aktien erreichten eine Schlussnotierung von £ 5

3. n
Ende nt, Schluss m
to come to a close — enden, aufhören, zu Ende gehen

to draw to a close — sich dem Ende nähern, dem Ende zugehen

to draw or bring sth to a close —

at/towards (Brit) or toward (US) the close of (the) day — am/gegen Ende des Tages

at the close (of business) — bei Geschäfts- or (St Ex) Börsenschluss

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close

A adj [kləʊs] (adv → closely)

1. ver-, geschlossen, (nur präd) zu

2. obs von Mauern etc umgeben

3. zurückgezogen, abgeschieden

4. verborgen, geheim

5. dumpf, schwül, stickig, drückend

6. fig verschlossen, verschwiegen, zurückhaltend

7. geizig, knaus(e)rig

8. knapp, beschränkt:

money is close das Geld ist knapp

9. nicht zugänglich, nicht öffentlich, geschlossen

10. dicht, fest (Gewebe etc)

11. eng, (dicht) gedrängt:

close handwriting enge Schrift

12. knapp, kurz, bündig (Stil etc)

13. kurz (Haar)

14. eng (anliegend) (Kleid etc)

15. (wort)getreu, genau (Übersetzung)

16. stark (Ähnlichkeit)

17. nah, dicht:

close combat MIL Nahkampf m;

close fight Handgemenge n, weitS. zähes Ringen, harter Kampf;

close together dicht beieinander;

close to

a) nahe oder dicht bei,

b) (zeitlich) dicht vor (dat), nahe (dat),

c) fig (jemandem) nahestehend, vertraut mit,

d) fig eng verwandt oder verbunden mit;

this subject is very close to me dieses Thema liegt mir sehr am Herzen;

close to tears den Tränen nahe;

a speed close to that of sound eine Geschwindigkeit, die dicht an die Schallgrenze herankommt; → bone¹ A 1, proximity, range A 5

18. eng (Freunde):

he was a close friend of mine, we were close friends wir waren eng befreundet

19. nah (Verwandte)

20. fig knapp:

that was close; → shave C 1, squeak C 3, squeeze C 10, thing² 3

21. fig scharf, hart, knapp:

close victory knapper Sieg;

close election knapper Wahlausgang;

close finish scharfer Endkampf

22. gespannt (Aufmerksamkeit)

23. gründlich, eingehend, scharf, genau:

close investigation gründliche oder eingehende Untersuchung;

close observer scharfer Beobachter;

close questioning strenges Verhör; → inspection 1

24. streng, scharf:

close arrest strenge Haft;

close prisoner streng bewachter Gefangener;

in close custody unter scharfer Bewachung;

keep a close watch on scharf im Auge behalten (akk)

25. streng, logisch, lückenlos (Beweisführung etc)

26. LING geschlossen (Laut etc): → punctuation 1

27. MUS eng:

close harmony enger Satz

B adv [kləʊs] eng, nahe, dicht:

close by

a) nahe oder dicht dabei, ganz in der Nähe,

b) nahe oder dicht bei, neben (dat);

close at hand nahe bevorstehend;

close on two hundred fast oder annähernd zweihundert;

fly close to the ground dicht am Boden fliegen;

come close to fig dicht herankommen oder -reichen an (akk), fast … sein;

cut close ganz kurz schneiden;

keep close in der Nähe bleiben;

lie ( oder keep) close sich verborgen halten;

press sb close jemanden hart bedrängen;

run sb close jemandem dicht auf den Fersen sein;

if you look closer wenn du näher oder genauer hinsiehst; → wind¹ A 1

C s [kləʊz]

1. (Ab)Schluss m, Ende n:

bring to a close eine Versammlung etc beenden;

come ( oder draw) to a close zu Ende gehen

2. Schlusswort n

3. Briefschluss m

4. MUS Kadenz f, Schluss(fall) m

5. Handgemenge n, Kampf m

6. [kləʊs] Br

a) Einfriedung f, Hof m (einer Kirche, Schule etc)

b) Gehege n

c) JUR (eingefriedetes) Grundstück: → breach Bes Redew

7. [kləʊs] Br (kurze, umbaute) Sackgasse

8. [kləʊs] schott Hausdurchgang m zum Hof

D v/t [kləʊz]

1. (ab-, ver-, zu)schließen, zumachen, COMPUT eine Datei etc schließen: → closed, door Bes Redew, eye A 1, gap 6, heart Bes Redew, mind A 2, rank¹ A 7

2. ein Loch etc verstopfen

3. a) einen Betrieb, die Schule etc schließen

b) they had their ground closed for two games SPORT sie bekamen eine Platzsperre für zwei Spiele

4. ein Gelände, eine Straße (ab)sperren:

close a road to traffic eine Straße für den Verkehr sperren

5. die Hand schließen, die Faust ballen

6. die Sicht versperren

7. ELEK den Stromkreis schließen

8. fig beenden, be-, abschließen:

close a case einen Fall abschließen;

close the court JUR die Verhandlung schließen;

close an issue eine (strittige) Sache erledigen;

close a procession einen Zug beschließen;

close one’s days seine Tage beschließen (sterben);

the subject was closed das Thema war beendet

9. WIRTSCH

a) ein Konto auflösen

b) eine Rechnung abschließen: → book A 9

10. einen Handel, ein Geschäft abschließen

11. einen Abstand verringern

12. SCHIFF näher herangehen an (akk):

close the wind an den Wind gehen

13. WIRTSCH US → close out A 2

E v/i [kləʊz]

1. allg sich schließen (auch Lücke, Wunde etc)

2. geschlossen werden

3. schließen, zumachen:

the shop closes at 5 o’clock

4. enden, aufhören, zu Ende gehen

5. schließen ( with the words mit den Worten)

6. Börse: abschließen (at mit)

7. heranrücken, sich nähern:

close (a)round ( oder about) sb jemanden einschließen, jemanden umzingeln

8. close with sb mit jemandem (handels)einig werden, sich mit jemandem einigen ( beide:

on über akk)

9. close with sb mit jemandem handgemein werden oder aneinandergeraten

10. sich verringern (Abstand, Strecke)

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1. adjective
1) (near in space) dicht; nahe

be close to something — nahe bei od. an etwas (Dat.) sein

how close is London to the South coast? — wie weit ist London von der Südküste entfernt?

you're too close to the fire — du bist zu dicht od. nah am Feuer

I wish we lived closer to your parents — ich wünschte, wir würden näher bei deinen Eltern wohnen

be close to tears/breaking point — den Tränen/einem Zusammenbruch nahe sein

at close quarters, the building looked less impressive — aus der Nähe betrachtet, wirkte das Gebäude weniger imposant

at close range — aus kurzer Entfernung

2) (near in time) nahe (to an + Dat.)

3) eng [Freund, Freundschaft, Beziehung, Zusammenarbeit, Verbindung]; nahe [Verwandte, Bekanntschaft]

be/become close to somebody — jemandem nahe stehen/nahekommen

4) (rigorous, painstaking) eingehend, genau [Untersuchung, Prüfung, Befragung usw.]

pay close attention — genau aufpassen

5) (stifling) stickig [Luft, Raum]; drückend, schwül [Wetter]

6) (nearly equal) hart [[Wett]kampf, Spiel]; knapp [Ergebnis]

a close race — ein Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen

that was a close call or shave or thing — (coll.) das war knapp!

7) (nearly matching) wortgetreu [Übersetzung]; getreu, genau [Imitation, Kopie]; groß [Ähnlichkeit]

be the closest equivalent to something — einer Sache (Dat.) am ehesten entsprechen

bear a close resemblance to somebody — jemandem sehr ähnlich sehen

8) eng [Schrift]
2. adverb
1) (near) nah[e]

come close to the truth — der Wahrheit nahe kommen

be close at hand — in Reichweite sein

close by — in der Nähe

close by the river — nahe am Fluss

close on 60 years — fast 60 Jahre

close on 2 o'clock — kurz vor 2 [Uhr]

close to somebody/something — nahe bei jemandem/etwas

don't stand so close to the edge of the cliff — stell dich nicht so nah od. dicht an den Rand des Kliffs

close together — dicht beieinander

it brought them closer together — (fig.) es brachte sie einander näher

close behind — dicht dahinter

be/come close to tears — den Tränen nahe sein

2) fest [schließen]; genau [hinsehen]

on looking closer — bei genauerem Hinsehen
3. transitive verb
1) (shut) schließen, (ugs.) zumachen [Augen, Tür, Fenster, Geschäft]; zuziehen [Vorhang]; (declare shut) schließen [Laden, Geschäft, Fabrik, Betrieb, Werk, Zeche]; stilllegen [Betrieb, Werk, Zeche, Bahnlinie]; sperren [Straße, Brücke]

2) (conclude) schließen, beenden [Besprechung, Rede, Diskussion]; schließen [Versammlung, Sitzung]

close an account — ein Konto auflösen

3) (make smaller) schließen (auch fig.) [Lücke]
4. intransitive verb
1) (shut) sich schließen; [Tür:] zugehen (ugs.), sich schließen

the door/lid doesn't close properly — die Tür/der Deckel schließt nicht richtig

2) [Laden, Geschäft, Fabrik:] schließen, (ugs.) zumachen; (permanently) [Betrieb, Werk, Zeche:] geschlossen od. stillgelegt werden; [Geschäft:] geschlossen werden, (ugs.) zumachen

3) (come to an end) zu Ende gehen; enden; (finish speaking) schließen
5. noun
1) no pl. Ende, das; Schluss, der

come or draw to a close — zu Ende gehen

bring or draw something to a close — einer Sache (Dat.) ein Ende bereiten; etwas zu Ende bringen

2) (cul-de-sac) Sackgasse, die

Phrasal Verbs:

- close down

- close in

- close off

- close up

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v.

abschließen v.

schließen v.

(§ p.,pp.: schloß, geschlossen)

zumachen v.

English-german dictionary > close
6 footing

noun

1) (balance: It was difficult to keep his footing on the narrow path.) equilibrio

2) (foundation: The business is now on a firm footing.) base

footing /'futin/ sustantivo masculino jogging;
◊ hacer footing to jog

footing sustantivo masculino jogging
hacer footing, to go jogging ' footing' also found in these entries: Spanish: flote - igual - igualarse - pie - pisar English: footing - jog - jogger - jogging - running

footing

tr['fʊtɪŋ]

noun

1 equilibrio

2 (basis) base nombre femenino, nivel nombre masculino

3 (relationship) relación nombre femenino

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be on an equal footing with somebody estar en igualdad de condiciones con alguien

footing ['fʊt̬ɪŋ] n

1) balance: equilibrio m

2) foothold: punto m de apoyo

3) basis: base f

on an equal footing: en igualdad

footing

n.

• base s.m.

• cepa s.f.

• fundamento s.m.

• pie s.m.

• posición establecida s.f.

'fʊtɪŋ
noun (no pl)

1) ( balance) equilibrio m

to lose o miss one's footing — resbalar, perder* el equilibrio

2) ( basis)

on an equal footing — en igualdad de condiciones, en situación equiparable

['fʊtɪŋ]
N
1) (=foothold) asidero m

to lose one's footing — perder pie

2) (fig) (=basis)

on an equal footing — en pie de igualdad

to be on a friendly footing with sb — tener amistad con algn

to gain a footing — lograr establecerse

to put a company on a sound financial footing — enderezar la situación económica de una empresa

on a war footing — en pie de guerra

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['fʊtɪŋ]
noun (no pl)

1) ( balance) equilibrio m

to lose o miss one's footing — resbalar, perder* el equilibrio

2) ( basis)

on an equal footing — en igualdad de condiciones, en situación equiparable

English-spanish dictionary > footing
7 sister

['sistə] 1. noun
1) (the title given to a female child to describe her relationship to the other children of her parents: She's my sister; my father's sister.) søster

2) (a type of senior nurse: She's a sister on Ward 5.) afdelingssygeplejerske

3) (a female member of a religious group.) søster

4) (a female fellow member of any group: We must fight for equal opportunities, sisters!) søster
2. adjective
(closely similar in design, function etc: sister ships.) søster-

- sister-in-law

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['sistə] 1. noun
1) (the title given to a female child to describe her relationship to the other children of her parents: She's my sister; my father's sister.) søster

2) (a type of senior nurse: She's a sister on Ward 5.) afdelingssygeplejerske

3) (a female member of a religious group.) søster

4) (a female fellow member of any group: We must fight for equal opportunities, sisters!) søster
2. adjective
(closely similar in design, function etc: sister ships.) søster-

- sister-in-law

English-Danish dictionary > sister
8 make

meik
1. past tense, past participle - made; verb
1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) hacer, construir, fabricar

2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) hacer, obligar

3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) hacer, poner, volver

4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) ganar, hacer

5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) ser, equivaler

6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) ser, hacer

7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) calcular

8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) nombrar, elegir

9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?) hacer

2. noun
(a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) marca

- maker
- making
- make-believe
- make-over
- makeshift
- make-up
- have the makings of
- in the making
- make a/one's bed
- make believe
- make do
- make for
- make it
- make it up
- make something of something
- make of something
- make something of
- make of
- make out
- make over
- make up
- make up for
- make up one's mind
- make up to

make¹ n marca

what make is your watch? ¿de qué marca es tu reloj? / ¿cuál es la marca de tu reloj?

make² vb

1. hacer

I'm making a cake estoy haciendo una tarta

don't make so much noise no hagas tanto ruido

the film made her cry la película la hizo llorar

have you made your bed? ¿te has hecho la cama?

2. fabricar / producir

this factory makes cars esta fábrica produce coches

3. ser

eight and seven make fifteen ocho y siete son quince

to make sure asegurarse

make sure the oven is turned off asegúrate de que esté apagado el horno

El pasado y participio pasado de make es made; el gerundio se escribe making

make

tr[meɪk]

noun

1 (brand) marca

■ what make of car did you buy? ¿de qué marca es el coche que compraste?

transitive verb (pt & pp made, ger making)

1 (produce - gen) hacer; (construct) construir; (manufacture) fabricar; (create) crear; (prepare) preparar

■ we've already made plans for the weekend ya hemos hecho planes para el fin de semana

■ have you made a list? ¿has hecho una lista?

■ he made a fortune hizo una fortuna

■ I'll make some tea haré un poco de té

■ she made some sandwiches hizo unos bocadillos, preparó unos bocadillos

■ he's making a film about the civil war está haciendo una película sobre la guerra civil

■ they're going to make a record van a grabar un disco

■ Parliament makes laws el Parlamento hace las leyes

■ she makes all her own clothes ella misma se hace toda su ropa

■ stop making all that noise! ¡dejad de hacer tanto ruido!

■ these cakes have been made using the finest ingredients estos pastelitos han sido elaborados con ingredientes de primera calidad

2 (carry out, perform) hacer

■ we made a long journey hicimos un largo viaje

■ may I make a suggestion? ¿puedo hacer una sugerencia?

■ the cat's made a hole in the armchair el gato ha hecho un agujero en el sillón

■ I must make a phone call tengo que hacer una llamada

■ she made an important decision tomó una decisión importante

■ he has to make a speech tiene que pronunciar un discurso

■ I made a terrible mistake cometí un gran error

■ we've made arrangements for you to be met at the airport hemos dispuesto que alguien vaya a buscarte al aeropuerto

3 (cause to be) hacer, poner, volver

■ the fish made her ill el pescado le sentó mal

■ the gift made him happy el regalo lo hizo feliz

■ you make me so angry me sacas de quicio

■ the decision made me unpopular le decisión me hizo impopular

■ that dress makes you look slim aquel vestido te hace delgada

■ the news has been made public la noticia se ha hecho pública

■ she couldn't make herself understood no se hacía entender

4 (force, compel) hacer, obligar; (cause to do) hacer

■ they make me go to bed early me obligan a acostarme temprano

■ they made him wait le hicieron esperar

■ peeling onions makes her cry pelar cebollas le hace llorar

■ he makes me laugh me hace reír

■ what makes you say that? ¿por qué dices eso?

5 (be, become) ser, hacer; (cause to be) hacer, convertir en

■ she'll make a good singer será buena cantante, tiene madera de cantante

■ he'll make somebody a good husband será un buen marido para alguien

■ we'll make a champion of you te convertiremos en campeón

■ it'll make a change será un cambio

■ this book makes great reading este libro es estupendo

■ don't make a habit of it que no se convierta en una costumbre

■ you'll make a mess of it lo vas a estropear

6 (earn) ganar, hacer

■ she made 1,000 pounds last week ganó 1.000 libras la semana pasada

■ he makes a living selling imitation jewellery se gana la vida vendiendo bisutería

7 (achieve) conseguir, alcanzar; (arrive at, reach) alcanzar, llegar a; (manage to attend) poder (ir)

■ we made it! ¡lo conseguimos!

■ he made it to the airport just in time llegó al aeropuerto con el tiempo justo

■ their record made number one su disco alcanzó el número uno

■ I can't make it to your party no puedo ir a tu fiesta

■ I can't make it Friday el viernes no puedo

8 (appoint) nombrar; (elect) elegir

■ the king made him a duke el rey lo nombró duque

■ they made her treasurer la eligieron tesorera

9 (calculate, estimate, reckon) calcular

■ I make it ten pounds altogether calculo que son diez libras en total

■ how much do you make it? ¿a ti cuánto te da?

■ what time do you make it? ¿qué hora tienes?

10 (total, equal) ser, equivaler a

■ three and four make seven tres más cuatro son siete

■ with the baby that makes eight of us con el bebé somos ocho

■ that makes the third time you've asked me! ¡es la tercera vez que me lo preguntas!

11 (complete, finish off) dar el toque final a, completar; (assure success of) consagrar

■ the new curtains really make the room las nuevas cortinas dan el toque final a la habitación

■ this book will make her as a novelist este libro la consagrará como novelista

intransitive verb

1 (to be about to) hacer como, hacer ademán de, simular

■ he made as if to kiss her hizo como si la besara

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be on the make (for profit) andar tras el dinero, andar intentando sacar tajada 2 (for power) barrer para dentro, barrer para casa 3 (for sex) estar de ligue, andar buscando aventuras

to make a fresh start volver a empezar

to make a go of something sacar algo adelante

to make a loss perder dinero

to make a name for oneself hacerse un nombre

to make a note of something apuntar algo

to make a profit ganar dinero

to make a will hacer su testamento

to make believe hacer ver, imaginarse

■ the children made believe they were on a desert island los niños hacían ver que estaban en una isla desierta

to make do (with something) arreglárselas (con algo)

to make friends hacer amigos

to make fun of burlarse de

to make it a rule to do something tener como norma hacer algo

to make good triunfar

to make something good (pay for, replace) pagar 2 (carry out, fulfil) cumplir con 3 (repair) arreglar

to make it (be successful) tener éxito, llegar hasta arriba

to make like hacer ver, fingir

■ make like you haven't seen him haz ver que no lo has visto

to make nothing of something (achieve easily) hacer algo sin ningún problema 2 (treat as trifling) quitar importancia a algo

to make or break somebody/something significar la consagración o la ruina de alguien/algo

to make sense tener sentido

to make somebody's day alegrarle el día a alguien

to make something clear aclarar algo, dejar algo claro

to make something known dar a conocer algo

to make sure (of something) asegurarse (de algo)

to make the best/most of something sacar partido de algo

to make the bed hacer la cama

make ['meɪk] v, made ['meɪd;] ; making vt

1) create: hacer

to make noise: hacer ruido

2) fashion, manufacture: hacer, fabricar

she made a dress: hizo un vestido

3) devise, form: desarrollar, elaborar, formar

4) constitute: hacer, constituir

made of stone: hecho de piedra

5) prepare: hacer, preparar

6) render: hacer, poner

it makes him nervous: lo pone nervioso

to make someone happy: hacer feliz a alguien

it made me sad: me dio pena

7) perform: hacer

to make a gesture: hacer un gesto

8) compel: hacer, forzar, obligar

9) earn: ganar

to make a living: ganarse la vida

make vi

1) head: ir, dirigirse

we made for home: nos fuimos a casa

2)

to make do : arreglárselas

3)

to make good repay: pagar

4)

to make good succeed: tener éxito

make n

brand: marca f

make

n.

• fabricación s.f.

• hechura s.f.

• marca s.f.

• modelo s.m.

make (sth.) apparent

expr.

• hacer resaltar expr.

make (sth.) stand out

expr.

• hacer resaltar expr.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: made) = confeccionar v.

• constituir v.

• crear v.

• fabricar v.

• formar v.

• hacer v.

(§pres: hago, haces...) pret: hic-

pp: hecho

fut/c: har-•)

I
1. meɪk
1) (past & past p made) transitive verb

Sense I

2) (create, produce) \<\<paint/cars\>\> hacer*, fabricar*; \<\<dress\>\> hacer*, confeccionar (frml); \<\<meal/cake/sandwich/coffee\>\> hacer*, preparar; \<\<film\>\> hacer*, rodar; \<\<record\>\> grabar; \<\<fire/nest/hole\>\> hacer*; \<\<list/will\>\> hacer*

to make a noise — hacer* ruido

to make a note of something — anotar algo

made in Spain/Mexico — hecho or fabricado en España/México

made in Argentina/Peru — industria or fabricación argentina/peruana

to make something into something: I'll make this material into a skirt con esta tela me haré una falda; to make something out of/from/of something: she made the dress out of an old sheet se hizo el vestido con/de una sábana vieja; we made another meal from the leftovers hicimos otra comida con las sobras; it's made of wood/plastic es de madera/plástico; don't make an enemy of her — no te la eches encima como enemiga; see also difference 1) b), fuss I, mess I 1), 2)

3)

a) ( carry out) \<\<repairs/changes/payment\>\> hacer*, efectuar* (frml); \<\<preparations/arrangements\>\> hacer*; \<\<journey\>\> hacer*

make a left (turn) here — (AmE) dobla or gira a la izquierda aquí

b) \<\<remark/announcement\>\> hacer*

Sense II

4) ( cause to be)

I'll make you happy/rich — te haré feliz/rica

don't make life difficult for yourself — no te compliques la vida

that made me sad — eso me entristeció or me apenó

the work made me thirsty/sleepy — el trabajo me dio sed/sueño

what makes me angry is... — lo que me da rabia es...

I couldn't make myself heard above the noise — no podía conseguir que me oyeran con el ruido

they've made him supervisor — lo han nombrado supervisor, lo han ascendido a supervisor

we'll make a man of you — haremos de ti un hombre

if nine o'clock is too early, make it later — si las nueve es muy temprano, podemos reunirnos (or encontrarnos etc) más tarde

two large pizzas..., no, make that three — dos pizzas grandes..., no, mire, mejor déme tres

5)

a) ( cause to) hacer*

whatever made you do it? — ¿por qué lo hiciste?, ¿qué te llevó a hacer eso?

b) ( compel) obligar* a, hacer*

she was made to apologize — la obligaron a or la hicieron pedir perdón

c) (in phrases)

to make believe: you can't just make believe it never happened no puedes pretender que no sucedió, no puedes hacer como si no hubiera sucedido; to make do (with something), to make something do — arreglárselas con algo

Sense III

6)

a) (constitute, be) ser*

perfume makes the ideal gift — el perfume es el regalo ideal

it would make a nice change — sería un cambio agradable

you'd make a useless nurse — como enfermera serías un desastre

they make a nice couple — hacen buena pareja

b) (equal, amount to) ser*

five plus five makes ten — cinco y or más cinco son diez

that makes two of us — ya somos dos

7) ( calculate)

what do you make the total? — ¿(a ti) cuánto te da?

I make it 253 — (a mí) me da 253

what time do you make it, what do you make the time? — ¿qué hora tienes?

8) ( make fuss)

I think you're making too much of what she said — creo que le estás dándo demasiada importancia a lo que dijo

9)

a) ( understand)

to make something of something: I could make nothing of the message no entendí el mensaje; make of that what you will — tú saca tus propias conclusiones

b) ( think)

to make something of somebody/something: what did you make of him? ¿qué te pareció?; I don't know what to make of it — no sé qué pensar

Sense IV

10)

a) (gain, earn) \<\<money\>\> hacer*

they made a loss/profit — perdieron/ganaron dinero

they made a profit of $20,000 — ganaron or sacaron 20.000 dólares

how much did you make on the deal? — ¿cuánto sacaste or ganaste con el trato?

b) ( acquire) \<\<friends\>\> hacer*

I made a few acquaintances there — conocí a or (frml) trabé conocimiento con algunas personas allí

to make a name for oneself — hacerse* un nombre

11) (colloq) (manage to attend, reach)

I'm afraid I can't make Saturday — me temo que el sábado no puedo

we just made the 3 o'clock train — llegamos justo a tiempo para el tren de las tres

to make it: he'll never make it as a doctor nunca será un buen médico; they made it through to the finals — llegaron a la final

12) ( assure success of)

if you go to Harvard, you're made for life — si vas a Harvard, tienes el futuro asegurado

to make or break something/somebody — ser* el éxito o la ruina de algo/alguien

2.

vi

1) ( make preliminary move)

to make as if o as though to + inf — hacer* ademán de + inf

2) (move, proceed)

they made toward the door — se dirigieron hacia la puerta; see also make for

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- make for

- make off

- make out

- make over

- make up

- make up for

- make up to

II

noun

1) ( brand) marca f

what make is it? — ¿de qué marca es?

2)

to be on the make — (colloq) ( out for gain) estar* intentando sacar tajada (fam); ( looking for a date) estar* de ligue or (AmS) de levante or (Chi) de pinche (fam)

[meɪk] (pt, pp made) When make is part of a set combination, eg make an attempt, make a bow, make a case, make sure, look up the other word.
1. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=create, prepare) [+ fire, bed, tea, will, remark, plan, suggestion] hacer; [+ dress] hacer, confeccionar; [+ shelter] construir; [+ meal] hacer, preparar; [+ record] grabar; [+ film] rodar; (=manufacture) [+ tool, machine] fabricar, hacer

I'm going to make a cake — voy a hacer un pastel

I make my bed every morning — me hago la cama cada mañana

he made it himself — lo hizo él mismo

God made man — Dios hizo al hombre

don't make a noise — no hagas ruido

"made in Spain" — [+ tool, machine] "fabricado en España"; [+ dress] "confeccionado en España"; [+ nougat, chocolate] "elaborado en España"

he's as cunning as they make 'em * — es de lo más astuto que hay

this car isn't made to carry eight people — este coche no está pensado para ocho personas

they don't make songs like that any more — ya no componen canciones como las de antes

• they were made for each other — estaban hechos el uno para el otro

her shoes weren't made for walking — llevaba unos zapatos poco adecuados para caminar

• we had the curtains made to measure — nos hicieron las cortinas a medida

• it's made of gold — es de oro, está hecho de oro
show 2., 4)
2) (=carry out) [+ journey, effort] hacer; [+ speech] pronunciar; [+ payment] efectuar; [+ error] cometer

I'd like to make a phone call — quisiera hacer una llamada

he made an agreement to pay off the arrears — se comprometió a pagar los atrasos

3) (=earn) ganar

how much do you make? — ¿cuánto ganas?

he makes £350 a week — gana 350 libras a la semana

the deal made him £500 — ganó 500 libras con el negocio, el negocio le reportó 500 libras

the film made millions — la película recaudó millones

4) (=reach, achieve) [+ place] llegar a

will we make Paris before lunch? — ¿llegaremos a París antes de la hora de comer?

Lara made a hundred — (Cricket) Lara hizo or se anotó 100 carreras

the novel made the bestseller list — la novela entró en las listas de libros más vendidos

• we made it just in time — llegamos justo a tiempo

can you make it by 10? — ¿puedes llegar a las 10?

sorry, I can't make it — lo siento, no puedo or no me va bien

do you think he'll make (it to) university? — ¿crees que conseguirá ir a la universidad?

he made (it into) the first team — consiguió entrar en el primer equipo

you've got the talent to make it — con tu talento llegarás muy lejos

to make it with sb * — (sexually) hacérselo con algn *

• to make land — (Naut) llegar a tierra

• to make port — (Naut) tomar puerto

- he's got it made

5) (=say, agree)

let's make it 9 o'clock — pongamos las 9

another beer, please, no, make that two — otra cerveza por favor, no, que sean dos

6) (=cause to succeed)

this film made her — esta película la consagró

he was made for life — se aseguró un porvenir brillante

to make or break sth/sb —

this deal will make or break him — con este negocio o fracasa o se asegura el éxito

sex can make or break a relationship — el sexo es determinante en una relación, el sexo puede afianzar una relación o hacer que fracase

7) (=constitute)

this log makes a good seat — este tronco va muy bien de asiento

he'll make somebody a good husband — va a ser or hará un buen marido para algn

it'll make a (nice) change not to have to cook every day — lo de no tener que cocinar cada día estará muy bien, ¡qué descanso, no tener que cocinar cada día!

• they make a lovely couple — hacen muy buena pareja

• he'll make a good footballer — será buen futbolista

• it makes pleasant reading — es una lectura amena

• it still doesn't make a set — todavía no completa un juego entero

• it made a nice surprise — fue una sorpresa agradable

8) (=equal)

two and two make four — dos y dos son cuatro

this one makes 20 — con este son or hacen 20

how much does that make (altogether)? — ¿a cuánto sube (en total)?

8 pints make a gallon — 8 pintas hacen or son un galón

9) (=calculate) calcular

what do you make the total? — ¿cuánto calculas que es el total?

how many do you make it? — ¿cuántos calculas que hay?

I make the total 17 — calculo que hay 17 en total

what time do you make it, what do you make the time? — ¿qué hora tienes?

I make it 6 o'clock — yo tengo las 6

10) (Cards) [+ trick] ganar, hacer; (Bridge) [+ contract] cumplir

11) (in set structures)
to make sb sth (=cause to be)
to make sb king — hacer rey a algn

he made her his wife — la hizo su esposa

they've made Owen secretary — han nombrado secretario a Owen

he made her a star — hizo de ella una estrella
to make sb/sth ({+ adjective/past participle}28})
to make sb happy — hacer feliz a algn

to make sb angry — poner furioso a algn

to make o.s. heard — hacerse oír

the noise made concentration difficult or made it difficult to concentrate — con ese ruido era difícil concentrarse

why make things difficult for yourself? — ¿por qué te complicas la vida?
ill 1., 1), sick 1., 2), unhappy to make sth/sb into sth convertir algo/a algn en algo
we made the guest room into a study — convertimos la habitación de los invitados en estudio

they have made him into a cult figure — lo han convertido en un ídolo

the fibres are made into rope — con las fibras se hace cuerda
to make sb do sth (=cause to do sth) hacer a algn hacer algo; (=force to do sth) hacer a algn hacer algo, obligar a algn a hacer algo
to make sb laugh/cry — hacer reír/llorar a algn

now look what you've made me do! — ¡mira lo que me has hecho hacer!

what made you say that? — ¿cómo se te ocurrió decir eso?, ¿por qué dijiste eso?

what makes you do it? — ¿qué es lo que te lleva a hacerlo?

it makes you think, doesn't it? — da que pensar ¿no?

he made me apologize to the teacher — me hizo pedir perdón or me obligó a pedir perdón al profesor

you can't make me (do it) — no puedes obligarme (a hacerlo)

I was made to wait for an hour — me hicieron esperar una hora
to make o.s. do sth obligarse a hacer algo
I have to make myself (do it) — tengo que obligarme (a hacerlo), tengo que hacer un esfuerzo (por hacerlo)

she made herself look him in the eye — tuvo que obligarse a mirarle a los ojos
to make sth do, make [do] with sth arreglárselas or apañárselas con algo
I'll make do with what I've got — me las arreglaré con lo que tengo

12) (in set expressions)
to make good [+ promise] cumplir; [+ accusation] hacer bueno, probar; [+ claim] justificar; [+ loss] compensar; [+ damage] reparar; (=pay) pagar make 2. to make sth of sth (=understand)
I don't know what to make of it — no sé qué pensar

what do you make of Anna? — ¿qué piensas de Anna?, ¿qué te parece Anna?

what do you make of this? — ¿qué te parece esto?

I can't make anything of this letter — no entiendo nada de lo que pone esta carta, no saco nada en claro de esta carta
(=give importance to)
I think you're making rather too much of what I said — creo que le estás dando demasiada importancia a lo que dije
issue 1., 1)
2.

INTRANSITIVE VERB (in set expressions)

• to make after sb — perseguir a algn, correr tras algn

• he made as if to — + infin hizo como si + subjun, hizo ademán de + infin

he made as if to strike me — hizo como si me fuera a pegar, hizo ademán de pegarme

• to make good — [ex-criminal] rehabilitar, reformar

• he was making like he didn't have any money — (US) * hacía como si no tuviera dinero

- it's make or break time for the England team

3.

NOUN (=brand) marca f

what make of car was it? — ¿qué marca de coche era?

they are our own make — son de nuestra propia marca

they have rifles of Belgian make — tienen fusiles de fabricación belga

- be on the make

- make away

- make away with

- make for

- make off

- make out

- make over

- make up

- make up for

- make up on

- make up to

* * *

I
1. [meɪk]
1) (past & past p made) transitive verb

Sense I

2) (create, produce) \<\<paint/cars\>\> hacer*, fabricar*; \<\<dress\>\> hacer*, confeccionar (frml); \<\<meal/cake/sandwich/coffee\>\> hacer*, preparar; \<\<film\>\> hacer*, rodar; \<\<record\>\> grabar; \<\<fire/nest/hole\>\> hacer*; \<\<list/will\>\> hacer*

to make a noise — hacer* ruido

to make a note of something — anotar algo

made in Spain/Mexico — hecho or fabricado en España/México

made in Argentina/Peru — industria or fabricación argentina/peruana

to make something into something: I'll make this material into a skirt con esta tela me haré una falda; to make something out of/from/of something: she made the dress out of an old sheet se hizo el vestido con/de una sábana vieja; we made another meal from the leftovers hicimos otra comida con las sobras; it's made of wood/plastic es de madera/plástico; don't make an enemy of her — no te la eches encima como enemiga; see also difference 1) b), fuss I, mess I 1), 2)

3)

a) ( carry out) \<\<repairs/changes/payment\>\> hacer*, efectuar* (frml); \<\<preparations/arrangements\>\> hacer*; \<\<journey\>\> hacer*

make a left (turn) here — (AmE) dobla or gira a la izquierda aquí

b) \<\<remark/announcement\>\> hacer*

Sense II

4) ( cause to be)

I'll make you happy/rich — te haré feliz/rica

don't make life difficult for yourself — no te compliques la vida

that made me sad — eso me entristeció or me apenó

the work made me thirsty/sleepy — el trabajo me dio sed/sueño

what makes me angry is... — lo que me da rabia es...

I couldn't make myself heard above the noise — no podía conseguir que me oyeran con el ruido

they've made him supervisor — lo han nombrado supervisor, lo han ascendido a supervisor

we'll make a man of you — haremos de ti un hombre

if nine o'clock is too early, make it later — si las nueve es muy temprano, podemos reunirnos (or encontrarnos etc) más tarde

two large pizzas..., no, make that three — dos pizzas grandes..., no, mire, mejor déme tres

5)

a) ( cause to) hacer*

whatever made you do it? — ¿por qué lo hiciste?, ¿qué te llevó a hacer eso?

b) ( compel) obligar* a, hacer*

she was made to apologize — la obligaron a or la hicieron pedir perdón

c) (in phrases)

to make believe: you can't just make believe it never happened no puedes pretender que no sucedió, no puedes hacer como si no hubiera sucedido; to make do (with something), to make something do — arreglárselas con algo

Sense III

6)

a) (constitute, be) ser*

perfume makes the ideal gift — el perfume es el regalo ideal

it would make a nice change — sería un cambio agradable

you'd make a useless nurse — como enfermera serías un desastre

they make a nice couple — hacen buena pareja

b) (equal, amount to) ser*

five plus five makes ten — cinco y or más cinco son diez

that makes two of us — ya somos dos

7) ( calculate)

what do you make the total? — ¿(a ti) cuánto te da?

I make it 253 — (a mí) me da 253

what time do you make it, what do you make the time? — ¿qué hora tienes?

8) ( make fuss)

I think you're making too much of what she said — creo que le estás dándo demasiada importancia a lo que dijo

9)

a) ( understand)

to make something of something: I could make nothing of the message no entendí el mensaje; make of that what you will — tú saca tus propias conclusiones

b) ( think)

to make something of somebody/something: what did you make of him? ¿qué te pareció?; I don't know what to make of it — no sé qué pensar

Sense IV

10)

a) (gain, earn) \<\<money\>\> hacer*

they made a loss/profit — perdieron/ganaron dinero

they made a profit of $20,000 — ganaron or sacaron 20.000 dólares

how much did you make on the deal? — ¿cuánto sacaste or ganaste con el trato?

b) ( acquire) \<\<friends\>\> hacer*

I made a few acquaintances there — conocí a or (frml) trabé conocimiento con algunas personas allí

to make a name for oneself — hacerse* un nombre

11) (colloq) (manage to attend, reach)

I'm afraid I can't make Saturday — me temo que el sábado no puedo

we just made the 3 o'clock train — llegamos justo a tiempo para el tren de las tres

to make it: he'll never make it as a doctor nunca será un buen médico; they made it through to the finals — llegaron a la final

12) ( assure success of)

if you go to Harvard, you're made for life — si vas a Harvard, tienes el futuro asegurado

to make or break something/somebody — ser* el éxito o la ruina de algo/alguien

2.

vi

1) ( make preliminary move)

to make as if o as though to + inf — hacer* ademán de + inf

2) (move, proceed)

they made toward the door — se dirigieron hacia la puerta; see also make for

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- make for

- make off

- make out

- make over

- make up

- make up for

- make up to

II

noun

1) ( brand) marca f

what make is it? — ¿de qué marca es?

2)

to be on the make — (colloq) ( out for gain) estar* intentando sacar tajada (fam); ( looking for a date) estar* de ligue or (AmS) de levante or (Chi) de pinche (fam)

English-spanish dictionary > make
9 footing

noun

1) (fig.): (status) Stellung, die

be on an equal footing [with somebody] — [jemandem] gleichgestellt sein

place something on a firm footing — etwas auf eine feste Basis stellen

be on a war footing — sich im Kriegszustand befinden

2) (foothold) Halt, der

* * *

noun

1) (balance: It was difficult to keep his footing on the narrow path.) sichere Stellung

2) (foundation: The business is now on a firm footing.) die Grundlage

* * *

foot·ing

[ˈfʊtɪŋ, AM -t̬-]

n no pl

1. (foothold) Halt m

to lose one's \footing seinen Halt verlieren

2. (basis)

on a commercial/an equal/a friendly \footing auf kommerzieller/gleicher/freundlicher Basis

on a war \footing im Kriegszustand

* * *
['fʊtɪŋ]
n

1) (lit) Stand m, Halt m

to lose one's footing — den Halt verlieren

to miss one's footing — danebentreten

2) (fig) (= foundation, basis) Basis f; (= relationship) Beziehung f, Verhältnis nt

the business was on a secure footing — das Geschäft stand auf einer sicheren Basis

we are trying to put training on a more scientific footing — wir versuchen, die Ausbildung wissenschaftlicher zu fundieren

to be on a friendly footing with sb — mit jdm auf freundschaftlichem Fuße stehen

we want to put Britain on the same footing as the rest of Europe — wir wollen Großbritannien mit dem restlichen Europa gleichstellen

on an equal footing (with each other) — auf gleicher Basis

to be on a war footing — sich im Kriegszustand befinden

3) (ARCHIT) Sockel m

* * *

footing s

1. Stand m (etc → academic.ru/28674/foothold">foothold):

lose ( oder miss) one’s footing ausgleiten, den Halt verlieren

2. Auftreten n, Aufsetzen n der Füße

3. ARCH Sockel m, Mauerfuß m

4. TECH Fundament n

5. fig

a) Basis f, Grundlage f:

place sth on a new footing etwas auf neue Beine stellen

b) Zustand m

c) Stellung f, Position f:

place on a ( oder on the same) footing gleichstellen ( with dat)

d) Verhältnis n, (wechselseitige) Beziehung(en) f(pl):

be on a friendly footing auf freundschaftlichem Fuße stehen ( with mit)

6. a) Eintritt m

b) Einstand(sgeld) m(n):

pay (for) one’s footing seinen Einstand geben

7. Anstricken n eines Fußes

8. besonders US

a) End-, Gesamtsumme f

b) Addieren n einzelner Posten

9. Mode: Bauern-, Zwirnspitze f

* * *

noun

1) (fig.): (status) Stellung, die

be on an equal footing [with somebody] — [jemandem] gleichgestellt sein

place something on a firm footing — etwas auf eine feste Basis stellen

be on a war footing — sich im Kriegszustand befinden

2) (foothold) Halt, der

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n.

Fundament n.

English-german dictionary > footing
10 unequal

adjective

1) (not equal) unterschiedlich; ungleich [Kampf]

2) (inadequate)

be unequal or show oneself unequal to something — einer Sache (Dat.) nicht gewachsen sein

3) (of varying quality) ungleichmäßig

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adjective

(not equal in quantity, quality etc: They got unequal shares of / an unequal share in the money.) ungleich

- academic.ru/93164/unequally">unequally

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un·equal

[ʌnˈi:kw^əl]

adj

1. (different) ungleich, unterschiedlich

\unequal triangle ungleichseitiges Dreieck

2. (unjust) ungerecht

\unequal contest ungleicher Wettkampf

\unequal relationship einseitige Beziehung

to do sth on \unequal terms etw unter ungleichen Bedingungen machen

\unequal treatment Ungleichbehandlung f

3. (inadequate)

▪ to be \unequal to sth etw dat nicht gewachsen sein

* * *
[ʌn'iːkwəl]
adj
ungleich; standard, quality unterschiedlich, ungleichförmig; work unausgeglichen
unequal in length — unterschiedlich or verschieden or ungleich lang

to be unequal to a task — einer Aufgabe (dat) nicht gewachsen sein

to be unequal to doing sth — unfähig or nicht fähig sein, etw zu tun

* * *

unequal adj (adv unequally)

1. ungleich, unterschiedlich:

an unequal fight ein ungleicher Kampf;

unequal opportunities Chancenungleichheit f

2. nicht gewachsen (to dat):

he is unequal to the task

3. ungleichförmig

* * *

adjective

1) (not equal) unterschiedlich; ungleich [Kampf]

2) (inadequate)

be unequal or show oneself unequal to something — einer Sache (Dat.) nicht gewachsen sein

3) (of varying quality) ungleichmäßig

* * *

adj.

ungleich adj.

unsymetrisch adj.

English-german dictionary > unequal
11 thing

thing n cosa

a box full of old things una caja llena de cosas viejas

what's that thing in the corner? ¿qué es eso que hay en el rincón?

that was a silly thing to do vaya una tontería que hiciste

thing

tr[ɵɪŋ]

noun

1 (object) cosa, objeto

■ what's that thing for? ¿para qué sirve eso?

■ what's that thing doing on the table? ¿qué hace eso en la mesa?

■ pass me that thing over there pásame aquel chisme

2 (non-material) cosa

■ a strange thing happened to me today me ha pasado una cosa rara hoy

■ don't take things so seriously no te tomes las cosas tan en serio

3 (affair) asunto

■ let's forget the whole thing olvidémoslo todo

4 (person, creature)

■ you poor little thing! ¡pobrecito!

■ you lucky thing! ¡qué suerte!

5 (action)

■ the best thing to do lo mejor que puedes hacer

■ that was a silly thing to do vaya tontería has hecho

6 familiar (preference)

■ it's not really my thing la verdad es que no es lo mío

7 (with negative) nada

■ I can't understand a thing you're saying no entiendo nada de lo que dices

noun the thing

1 (what) lo que

■ the thing I like most in life lo que más me gusta en la vida

■ the same thing lo mismo

■ the terrible thing is that... lo malo es que...

■ the latest thing lo último

■ the main thing lo principal

■ the important thing lo importante

plural noun things

1 (belongings) cosas nombre femenino plural, ropa f sing, equipaje m sing

■ have you got all your things? ¿tienes todas tus cosas?

■ I'm going to pack my things voy a hacer la maleta

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

as things stand tal y como están las cosas

by the look of things según parece

for one thing en primer lugar, para empezar, entre otras cosas

how's things? ¿qué tal?

it's a good thing that... menos mal que...

it's just one of those things son cosas que pasan, así es la vida

it's not the done thing esto no se hace

it's the done thing es lo que se hace, es lo correcto

it was a close/near thing por muy poco, por un pelo

just the thing justo lo que hace falta

last thing (at night) a última hora

next thing luego

the next thing I knew cuando me di cuenta

there's no such thing no hay tal cosa

the thing is... lo que pasa es que..., resulta que...

things ain't what they used to be las cosas ya no son lo que eran

to be a thing of the past ser historia, haber pasado a la historia

to be on to a good thing tener un chollo

to be seeing things estar alucinando

to do one's own thing hacer lo que a uno le da la gana

to do the right thing hacer bien, hacer lo correcto

to have a thing about somebody estar obsesionado,-a con alguien, haberle dado fuerte a uno con alguien

to have a thing about something (dislike) tenerle manía a algo

to make a big thing out of something armar un escándalo por algo

to say the wrong thing meter la pata

what with one thing and another entre una cosa y otra

thing ['ɵɪŋ] n

1) affair, matter: cosa f, asunto m

don't talk about those things: no hables de esas cosas

how are things?: ¿cómo van las cosas?

2) act, event: cosa f, suceso m, evento m

the flood was a terrible thing: la inundación fue una cosa terrible

3) object: cosa f, objeto m

don't forget your things: no olvides tus cosas

thing

n.

• asunto s.m.

• chisme s.m.

• cosa s.f.

• efectos s.m.pl.

θɪŋ
noun

1) ( physical object) cosa f

what's that thing? — ¿qué es eso?

a thing of great beauty — un objeto de gran belleza

the damn thing refuses to start — (colloq) el maldito no quiere arrancar (fam)

I love your dress - what, this old thing? — me encanta tu vestido - ¿este trapo viejo?

she's got one of those bottle-warmer things — (colloq) tiene uno de esos cacharros or (Esp, Méx) chismes para calentar biberones (fam)

2) ( non-material) cosa f

a very funny thing happened — pasó algo muy cómico or una cosa muy cómica

one thing that bothers me is... — algo que me molesta es...

the only thing to do is... — lo único que se puede hacer es...

or some such thing — o algo parecido

you know the sort of thing — tú sabes a qué me refiero

I'm too old for this kind of thing — yo soy muy viejo para estos trotes

these things happen — son cosas que pasan

the same thing happened to me — a mí me pasó lo mismo

its a good thing (that)... — menos mal que...

all good things (must) come to an end — (set phrase) lo bueno se acaba pronto or dura poco

first things first — hay que empezar por el principio

the last thing I expected — lo que menos me imaginaba

what with one thing and another o the other — entre una cosa y otra

for one thing — en primer lugar, para empezar

there's only one thing for it: we'll have to walk — no hay más remedio que ir a pie

he hadn't done a thing — no había hecho absolutamente nada

all things being equal, we should arrive by 10 — si no ocurre ningún imprevisto, deberíamos llegar antes de las 10

you did the right thing by saying no — hiciste bien en decir que no

to expect great things of somebody/something — esperar mucho de alguien/algo

we had champagne, the real thing! — tomamos champán del auténtico!

it's just one of those things — son cosas que pasan, son cosas de la vida

to be a close/near thing: they won, but it was a close thing — ganaron, pero raspando or por un pelo or por los pelos

3) (affair, matter) asunto m

I'm fed up with the whole thing — estoy harto del asunto

to be on to o onto a good thing — (colloq) tenérselo* bien montado (fam), tener* un chollo (Esp fam)

to make a big thing of something — (colloq) (of problem, mistake) armar un escándalo por algo

4) the thing

a) (that which, what) lo que

the thing I liked best — lo que más me gustó

b) (what is appropriate, needed)

this necklace is just the thing for Helen — este collar es ideal para Helen

I've got just the thing for you — tengo exactamente lo que necesitas or lo que te hace falta

c) (crucial point, factor)

the thing is to be there early — lo importante es llegar temprano

the thing is, I've forgotten where I put it — resulta que or el caso es que or lo que pasa es que me he olvidado de dónde lo puse

5) things pl

a) (belongings, equipment) cosas fpl

he washed the breakfast things — lavó las cosas del desayuno

we packed our things and left — hicimos las maletas or (RPl) las valijas or (Méx) las petacas y nos fuimos

bring your swimming things — traigan traje de baño y toalla, etcétera

b) (matters, the situation) cosas fpl

if things don't improve — si las cosas no mejoran

I need time to think things over — necesito tiempo para pensarlo

by the look of things — según parece

how are things at home? — ¿qué tal andan las cosas en casa?

how's things? — (colloq) ¿qué tal? (fam)

how are things with you? — ¿y tú qué tal andas? (fam)

c) ( matters)

a taste for all things Greek — un gusto por todo lo griego

6) (person, creature)

he didn't know what to do, poor thing! — el pobre no sabía qué hacer

you poor thing! — pobrecito!

you lucky thing! — qué suerte tienes!

7) (preference, fad) (colloq)

opera isn't really my thing — en realidad la ópera no es lo mío

I want to be able to do my own thing — yo quiero estar a mi aire

to have a thing about somebody/something — (colloq)

he has a thing about cleanliness — es un maniático de la limpieza, tiene manía con la limpieza

he seems to have quite a thing about her — parece que le ha dado fuerte con ella (fam)

8) ( in expressions of time)

first thing (in the morning) — a primera hora (de la mañana)

that's what I always do last thing (at night) — eso es lo último que hago todas las noches antes de acostarme

the next thing I knew, it was midnight — cuando me di cuenta, era medianoche

[θɪŋ]
N
1) (concrete) (=object) cosa f

they were selling all sorts of things — vendían todo tipo de cosas

what's that thing called? — ¿cómo se llama eso?

get that thing off the sofa! — ¡quita esa cosa del sofá!

dogs? I can't stand the things — ¿perros? no puedo con ellos

• a thing of beauty — una belleza, un objeto bello

• things of value — objetos mpl de valor

- you must be seeing things

2) (non-concrete) (=matter, circumstance, action) cosa f, asunto m, cuestión f

as things are, with things as they are — tal como están las cosas

that's how things are — así están las cosas

how are things? — ¿qué tal?

how are things with you? — ¿qué tal te va?, ¿cómo andas?

things are going badly — las cosas van or marchan mal

things aren't what they used to be — las cosas ya no son como antes or ya no son lo que eran

the thing is... — lo que pasa es que..., el caso es que...

the thing is to sell your car first — conviene vender primero tu coche

what a thing to say! — ¡qué dices!, ¡cómo se te ocurre!

• I haven't done a thing about it — no he hecho nada de nada al respecto

I don't know a thing about cars — no sé nada en absoluto de coches

I didn't know a thing for that exam — para ese examen no sabía nada de nada, para ese examen yo estaba pez (Sp) *

• above all things — ante todo, sobre todo

• all things considered — bien mirado

all things being equal — si las cosas siguen como ahora

the system cannot be all things to all people — el sistema no puede contentar a todo el mundo

a gentleman in all things — un caballero en todos los aspectos

• and for another thing... — y además..., y por otra parte...

• the best thing would be to wait — lo mejor sería esperar

the next best thing — lo mejor después de eso

• we had hoped for better things — habíamos esperado algo mejor

• it was a close or near thing — [race] fue una carrera muy reñida; [accident] por poco chocamos, casi chocamos; [escape] escapamos por un pelo

• it's not the done thing — eso no se hace

• the first thing to do is... — lo primero que hay que hacer es...

first thing (in the morning) — a primera hora (de la mañana)

you don't know the first thing about it — no sabes nada en absoluto de esto

first things first! — ¡lo primero es lo primero!

• it's a good thing he didn't see you — menos mal que no te vio

the good thing about it is that... — lo bueno es que...

it's finished and a good thing too — se acabó y me alegro de ello

she knows a good thing when she sees it — sabe obrar de acuerdo con su propio interés

this is too much of a good thing — esto es demasiado

• it's just the thing! — ¡es justo lo que me faltaba!

• that's the last thing we want — eso es lo último que queremos

last thing (at night) — antes de acostarse

• the main thing — lo más importante, lo principal

• to make a mess of things — estropearlo todo

• (the) next thing I knew, he'd gone — cuando me di cuenta, ya se había ido

• not a thing — nada

• for one thing — en primer lugar

what with one thing and another — entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s)

it's one thing to buy it, quite another to make it work — es fácil comprarlo, pero no es tan fácil hacerlo funcionar

if it's not one thing it's the other — si no es una cosa es otra

neither one thing nor the other — ni lo uno ni lo otro

• the only thing is to paint it — la única cosa que se puede hacer es pintarlo

• I showed him the copy and he thought it was the real thing — le enseñé la copia y pensó que era el auténtico

this time I'm in love, it's the real thing — esta vez estoy enamorada de verdad

• to do the right thing — obrar bien, obrar honradamente

you did the right thing — hiciste bien

• I've done a silly thing — he hecho algo tonto

• did you ever see such a thing? — ¿se vio jamás tal cosa?

there's no such thing! — ¡no hay tal!

• the play's the thing — lo que importa es la representación

• it's just one of those things — son cosas que pasan, son cosas de la vida

• he knows a thing or two — sabe de qué va

I could tell you a thing or two about her — podría decirte unas cuantas cosas sobre ella

• it's the very thing! — ¡es justo lo que me faltaba!

- try to be all things to all men

to be on to a good thing —

he knew he was on to a good thing when the orders started flowing in — supo que había dado con chollo cuando empezaron a llover los pedidos *

to make a (big) thing (out) of sth * —

he made a big thing out of the accident — exageró mucho el accidente

she made a big thing of introducing him to me — me lo presentó con mucho aparato

don't make a thing of it! — ¡no es para tanto!

3) things (=belongings) cosas fpl ; (=clothes) ropa fsing ; (=luggage) equipaje msing

where shall I put my things? — ¿dónde pongo mis cosas?

• to pack up one's things — hacer las maletas

• she had brought her painting things with her — se había traído sus utensilios de pintura

• to wash up/clear away the supper things — lavar los platos/quitar la mesa de la cena

• to take off one's things — quitarse la ropa, desnudarse

4) * (=person)

• you mean thing! — ¡mira que eres tacaño!

• you nasty thing! — ¡mira que eres desagradable!

• you poor (old) thing!, poor thing! — ¡pobrecito!

• the stupid thing went and sold it — el muy estúpido fue y lo vendió

• she's a sweet little thing, isn't she? — es monísima, ¿verdad?

5) (=fashion)

• the latest thing in hats — lo último en sombreros

• it's quite the thing — está muy de moda

6) * (=activity, preference)

his thing is fast cars — lo suyo son los coches rápidos

it's not my thing — no es lo mío

- do one's own thing

you know her, she likes to do her own thing — ya la conoces, le gusta ir a su aire

7) * (=obsession) obsesión f

he has a thing about cleanliness — está obsesionado con la limpieza, tiene obsesión or manía con la limpieza

he has a thing about steam engines — está obsesionado por las locomotoras a vapor, le obsesionan las locomotoras a vapor

I have a thing about punctuality — soy un maniático de la puntualidad

he's got a thing for her * — está colado por ella *

8) * (=phobia) fobia f

she has a thing about snakes — le tiene fobia a las serpientes

9) * (=relationship, affair)

he's got a thing going with her — se entiende con ella

he had a thing with her two years ago — se lió con ella hace dos años *

* * *
[θɪŋ]
noun

1) ( physical object) cosa f

what's that thing? — ¿qué es eso?

a thing of great beauty — un objeto de gran belleza

the damn thing refuses to start — (colloq) el maldito no quiere arrancar (fam)

I love your dress - what, this old thing? — me encanta tu vestido - ¿este trapo viejo?

she's got one of those bottle-warmer things — (colloq) tiene uno de esos cacharros or (Esp, Méx) chismes para calentar biberones (fam)

2) ( non-material) cosa f

a very funny thing happened — pasó algo muy cómico or una cosa muy cómica

one thing that bothers me is... — algo que me molesta es...

the only thing to do is... — lo único que se puede hacer es...

or some such thing — o algo parecido

you know the sort of thing — tú sabes a qué me refiero

I'm too old for this kind of thing — yo soy muy viejo para estos trotes

these things happen — son cosas que pasan

the same thing happened to me — a mí me pasó lo mismo

its a good thing (that)... — menos mal que...

all good things (must) come to an end — (set phrase) lo bueno se acaba pronto or dura poco

first things first — hay que empezar por el principio

the last thing I expected — lo que menos me imaginaba

what with one thing and another o the other — entre una cosa y otra

for one thing — en primer lugar, para empezar

there's only one thing for it: we'll have to walk — no hay más remedio que ir a pie

he hadn't done a thing — no había hecho absolutamente nada

all things being equal, we should arrive by 10 — si no ocurre ningún imprevisto, deberíamos llegar antes de las 10

you did the right thing by saying no — hiciste bien en decir que no

to expect great things of somebody/something — esperar mucho de alguien/algo

we had champagne, the real thing! — tomamos champán del auténtico!

it's just one of those things — son cosas que pasan, son cosas de la vida

to be a close/near thing: they won, but it was a close thing — ganaron, pero raspando or por un pelo or por los pelos

3) (affair, matter) asunto m

I'm fed up with the whole thing — estoy harto del asunto

to be on to o onto a good thing — (colloq) tenérselo* bien montado (fam), tener* un chollo (Esp fam)

to make a big thing of something — (colloq) (of problem, mistake) armar un escándalo por algo

4) the thing

a) (that which, what) lo que

the thing I liked best — lo que más me gustó

b) (what is appropriate, needed)

this necklace is just the thing for Helen — este collar es ideal para Helen

I've got just the thing for you — tengo exactamente lo que necesitas or lo que te hace falta

c) (crucial point, factor)

the thing is to be there early — lo importante es llegar temprano

the thing is, I've forgotten where I put it — resulta que or el caso es que or lo que pasa es que me he olvidado de dónde lo puse

5) things pl

a) (belongings, equipment) cosas fpl

he washed the breakfast things — lavó las cosas del desayuno

we packed our things and left — hicimos las maletas or (RPl) las valijas or (Méx) las petacas y nos fuimos

bring your swimming things — traigan traje de baño y toalla, etcétera

b) (matters, the situation) cosas fpl

if things don't improve — si las cosas no mejoran

I need time to think things over — necesito tiempo para pensarlo

by the look of things — según parece

how are things at home? — ¿qué tal andan las cosas en casa?

how's things? — (colloq) ¿qué tal? (fam)

how are things with you? — ¿y tú qué tal andas? (fam)

c) ( matters)

a taste for all things Greek — un gusto por todo lo griego

6) (person, creature)

he didn't know what to do, poor thing! — el pobre no sabía qué hacer

you poor thing! — pobrecito!

you lucky thing! — qué suerte tienes!

7) (preference, fad) (colloq)

opera isn't really my thing — en realidad la ópera no es lo mío

I want to be able to do my own thing — yo quiero estar a mi aire

to have a thing about somebody/something — (colloq)

he has a thing about cleanliness — es un maniático de la limpieza, tiene manía con la limpieza

he seems to have quite a thing about her — parece que le ha dado fuerte con ella (fam)

8) ( in expressions of time)

first thing (in the morning) — a primera hora (de la mañana)

that's what I always do last thing (at night) — eso es lo último que hago todas las noches antes de acostarme

the next thing I knew, it was midnight — cuando me di cuenta, era medianoche

English-spanish dictionary > thing
12 Tie

subs.

Fastening: P. and V. δεσμός, ὁ, σύνδεσμος, ὁ, ἅμμα, τό (Plat.), V. ἁρμός, ὁ.

met., bond of union: P. and V. δεσμός, ὁ, σύνδεσμος, ὁ.

Duty: P. and V. τὸ προσῆκον.

Ties of relationship or friendship: P. and V. ἀνάγκη, ἡ, κῆδος, κηδεύματα, V. τὸ προσῆκον; see relationship.

The ties formed with Creon: V. κῆδος ἐς Κρέοντʼ ἀνημμένον (Eur., H. F. 35).

Old ties are forgotten in the face of new: V. παλαιὰ καινῶν λείπεται κηδευμάτων (Eur., Med. 76).

Motherhood is a strong tie: V. δεινὸν τὸ τίκτειν (Soph., El. 770; Eur., I. A. 917; cf. Ar., Lys. 884).

Relationship is a strong tie: V. τὸ συγγενὲς γὰρ δεινόν (Eur., And. 985).

Hindrance: P. ἐμπόδιον, τό; see Burden.

Equality of number: use P. and V. ἴσος ἄριθμος, ὁ.

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v. trans.

Bind: P. and V. δεῖν, συνδεῖν, V. ἐκδεῖν.

Attach: P. and V. συνάπτειν, προσάπτειν, καθάπτειν (Xen.), ἀνάπτειν, Ar. and V. ἐξάπτειν,V. ἐξανάπτειν; see Fasten.

Hinder: P. and V. ἐμποδίζειν; see Shackle.

V. intrans.

Be equal: P. ἰσάζειν.

Tie down (by oaths, etc.), met.: P. καταλαμβάνειν; see under oath.

Tie up ( what has come down), v. trans.: Ar. and V. ἀναστέλλεσθαι.

Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Tie
13 ERA

1) Компьютерная техника: Extended Registry Attribute

2) Авиация: Ассоциация европейских региональных авиакомпаний (http://moscow-translator.ru/grammar)

3) Медицина: European Renal Association (Европейская ассоциация специалистов в области заболеваний почек)

4) Американизм: Entering Restricted Area, Evaluation Report For Assessment

5) Военный термин: Exploitation Roles Always, Extended Range Artillery, expenses for return of absentee, explosive reactive armor, extended range ammunition, динамическая противокумулятивная броневая защита (explosive reactive armour)

6) Техника: Electronic Research Association, Electroshock Research Association, Energy Reorganization Act, Energy Research Abstracts, electron ring accelerator, electronic reading automation

7) Шутливое выражение: Equal Rights Advocates

8) Религия: Eve Ruined Adam

9) Юридический термин: Employment Rights Act (Великобритании 1996 года)

10) Бухгалтерия: Electronic Remittance Advice

11) Оптика: earth radiation array

12) Телекоммуникации: Enhanced Remote Access

13) Сокращение: Earth Resources Application, Earthquake Risk Analysis, Engineering Research Associates Inc. (USA), Engineering Research Association, Entity-Relationship-Attribute, Equal Rights Amendment, Explosive Reactive Armour, earned run average, European Railway Agency

14) Физиология: Endometrial Resection And Ablation

15) Электроника: Electrically Reconfigurable Arrays, Electrical Research Association (UK)

16) Банковское дело: соглашение о валютном курсе (exchange rate agreement)

17) Фирменный знак: Electronic Realty Associates, Energy Risk Associates

18) Экология: Environmental Risk Analysis, Environmental Risk Assessment

19) Деловая лексика: Excellence Refinement And Accountability

20) Глоссарий компании Сахалин Энерджи: Economic Regulatory Administration

21) Образование: Education Reform Association, Experience Rich Anthropology, Explore Reflect Act

22) Инвестиции: exchange rate agreement

23) Сетевые технологии: Enterprise Ready Applications, erase character

24) Автоматика: end relief angle

25) Химическое оружие: expedited response action

26) Расширение файла: Extended Registry Attributes

27) ООН: Elite Rebel Alliance

28) Должность: Executive Right Away

29) НАСА: Environmental Research Aircraft

30) Международная торговля: European Research Area

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > ERA
14 era

1) Компьютерная техника: Extended Registry Attribute

2) Авиация: Ассоциация европейских региональных авиакомпаний (http://moscow-translator.ru/grammar)

3) Медицина: European Renal Association (Европейская ассоциация специалистов в области заболеваний почек)

4) Американизм: Entering Restricted Area, Evaluation Report For Assessment

5) Военный термин: Exploitation Roles Always, Extended Range Artillery, expenses for return of absentee, explosive reactive armor, extended range ammunition, динамическая противокумулятивная броневая защита (explosive reactive armour)

6) Техника: Electronic Research Association, Electroshock Research Association, Energy Reorganization Act, Energy Research Abstracts, electron ring accelerator, electronic reading automation

7) Шутливое выражение: Equal Rights Advocates

8) Религия: Eve Ruined Adam

9) Юридический термин: Employment Rights Act (Великобритании 1996 года)

10) Бухгалтерия: Electronic Remittance Advice

11) Оптика: earth radiation array

12) Телекоммуникации: Enhanced Remote Access

13) Сокращение: Earth Resources Application, Earthquake Risk Analysis, Engineering Research Associates Inc. (USA), Engineering Research Association, Entity-Relationship-Attribute, Equal Rights Amendment, Explosive Reactive Armour, earned run average, European Railway Agency

14) Физиология: Endometrial Resection And Ablation

15) Электроника: Electrically Reconfigurable Arrays, Electrical Research Association (UK)

16) Банковское дело: соглашение о валютном курсе (exchange rate agreement)

17) Фирменный знак: Electronic Realty Associates, Energy Risk Associates

18) Экология: Environmental Risk Analysis, Environmental Risk Assessment

19) Деловая лексика: Excellence Refinement And Accountability

20) Глоссарий компании Сахалин Энерджи: Economic Regulatory Administration

21) Образование: Education Reform Association, Experience Rich Anthropology, Explore Reflect Act

22) Инвестиции: exchange rate agreement

23) Сетевые технологии: Enterprise Ready Applications, erase character

24) Автоматика: end relief angle

25) Химическое оружие: expedited response action

26) Расширение файла: Extended Registry Attributes

27) ООН: Elite Rebel Alliance

28) Должность: Executive Right Away

29) НАСА: Environmental Research Aircraft

30) Международная торговля: European Research Area

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > era
15 close

I [kləʊs]
aggettivo

1) (with tight links) [ relative] prossimo, stretto; [link, contact] stretto

to bear a close resemblance to sb. — assomigliare molto a qcn

2) (intimate) [ friend] intimo (to di)

they have a close friendship — sono amici intimi

3) (almost equal) [ result] simile, vicino

a close copy of his signature — un'imitazione quasi perfetta della sua firma

4) (careful) [examination, supervision] attento, accurato, preciso

to pay close attention to sth. — prestare molta attenzione a qcs.

to keep a close watch o eye on sb., sth. — tener d'occhio attentamente qcn., qcs

5) (compact) [texture, print] fitto; [ military formation] serrato

6) (stuffy) [ weather] afoso

it's close — c'è afa

7) colloq. (secretive)

she's been very close about it — è stata molto riservata

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it was a close call o shave — colloq. c'è mancato poco o un pelo
II [kləʊs]
avverbio

1) (nearby)

to live quite close — vivere abbastanza vicino

how close is the town? — quanto dista la città?

the closer he came — più si avvicinava

to bring sth. closer — portare qcs. più vicino

to follow close behind — seguire dappresso

to hold sb. close — stringere qcn

2) (temporally)

the time is close when — si sta avvicinando il momento in cui

how close are they in age? — quanti anni di differenza ci sono tra loro?

Christmas is close — Natale è vicino

3) (almost)

that's closer (to) the truth — questo è più vicino alla verità

"is the answer three?" - "close!" — "la risposta è tre?" - "ti sei avvicinato molto!"

4) close by vicino a [wall, bridge]

the ambulance is close by — l'ambulanza è vicina

5) close enough

that's close enough — (no nearer) è vicino abbastanza; (acceptable) può andare

there were 20 yachts or close enough — c'erano 20 yacht o giù di lì

6) close to vicino a [place, person, object]

how close are we to...? — a quale distanza siamo da...?

close to collapse — prossimo al collasso

to be, come close to doing — stare per o essere sul punto di fare

closer to 40 than 30 — più vicino ai 40 che ai 30

how close are you to completing...? — quanto ti manca per completare...?

it's coming close to the time when... — si sta avvicinando il momento in cui...

close to o on 60 people, a century ago — colloq. più o meno 60 persone, un secolo fa

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(from) close to o (from) close up — colloq. da vicino
III [kləʊs]
nome

1) (road) strada f. privata

2) (of cathedral) = terreno cintato circostante una cattedrale
IV [kləʊz]
nome

1) (end)

to bring sth. to a close — portare a termine qcs.

to draw o come to a close finire, terminare; at the close of day — lett. sul finire del giorno

2) econ.

close (of trading) — chiusura f.
V 1. [kləʊz]
verbo transitivo

1) (shut) chiudere [door, eyes, book, file, shop]

2) (block) chiudere [airport, pipe, opening]; chiudere, impedire l'accesso a [road, area]

3) (bring to an end) chiudere, concludere [ meeting]; chiudere [account, case]; concludere [ deal]

4) (reduce)

to close the gap — fig. ridurre lo scarto
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (shut) [airport, shop, museum] chiudere; [door, container, eyes] chiudersi

2) (cease to operate) [business, mine] chiudere

3) (end) [meeting, play] finire, terminare

4) econ. [currency, index, market] chiudere

to close down, up — chiudere al ribasso, al rialzo

5) (get smaller) [ gap] ridursi

6) (get closer) [ enemy] avvicinarsi (on a)

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- close down

- close in

- close off

- close out

- close up

- close with

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I 1. [kləus] adverb
1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.)

2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.)
2. adjective
1) (near in relationship: a close friend.)

2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.)

3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.)

4) (tight: a close fit.)

5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.)

6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).)

7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.)

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- closely
- closeness
- close call/shave
- close-set
- close-up
- close at hand
- close on
- close to II 1. [kləuz] verb
1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.)

2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.)

3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).)
2. noun
(a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.)

- close down
- close up
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I [kləʊs]
aggettivo

1) (with tight links) [ relative] prossimo, stretto; [link, contact] stretto

to bear a close resemblance to sb. — assomigliare molto a qcn

2) (intimate) [ friend] intimo (to di)

they have a close friendship — sono amici intimi

3) (almost equal) [ result] simile, vicino

a close copy of his signature — un'imitazione quasi perfetta della sua firma

4) (careful) [examination, supervision] attento, accurato, preciso

to pay close attention to sth. — prestare molta attenzione a qcs.

to keep a close watch o eye on sb., sth. — tener d'occhio attentamente qcn., qcs

5) (compact) [texture, print] fitto; [ military formation] serrato

6) (stuffy) [ weather] afoso

it's close — c'è afa

7) colloq. (secretive)

she's been very close about it — è stata molto riservata

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it was a close call o shave — colloq. c'è mancato poco o un pelo
II [kləʊs]
avverbio

1) (nearby)

to live quite close — vivere abbastanza vicino

how close is the town? — quanto dista la città?

the closer he came — più si avvicinava

to bring sth. closer — portare qcs. più vicino

to follow close behind — seguire dappresso

to hold sb. close — stringere qcn

2) (temporally)

the time is close when — si sta avvicinando il momento in cui

how close are they in age? — quanti anni di differenza ci sono tra loro?

Christmas is close — Natale è vicino

3) (almost)

that's closer (to) the truth — questo è più vicino alla verità

"is the answer three?" - "close!" — "la risposta è tre?" - "ti sei avvicinato molto!"

4) close by vicino a [wall, bridge]

the ambulance is close by — l'ambulanza è vicina

5) close enough

that's close enough — (no nearer) è vicino abbastanza; (acceptable) può andare

there were 20 yachts or close enough — c'erano 20 yacht o giù di lì

6) close to vicino a [place, person, object]

how close are we to...? — a quale distanza siamo da...?

close to collapse — prossimo al collasso

to be, come close to doing — stare per o essere sul punto di fare

closer to 40 than 30 — più vicino ai 40 che ai 30

how close are you to completing...? — quanto ti manca per completare...?

it's coming close to the time when... — si sta avvicinando il momento in cui...

close to o on 60 people, a century ago — colloq. più o meno 60 persone, un secolo fa

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(from) close to o (from) close up — colloq. da vicino
III [kləʊs]
nome

1) (road) strada f. privata

2) (of cathedral) = terreno cintato circostante una cattedrale
IV [kləʊz]
nome

1) (end)

to bring sth. to a close — portare a termine qcs.

to draw o come to a close finire, terminare; at the close of day — lett. sul finire del giorno

2) econ.

close (of trading) — chiusura f.
V 1. [kləʊz]
verbo transitivo

1) (shut) chiudere [door, eyes, book, file, shop]

2) (block) chiudere [airport, pipe, opening]; chiudere, impedire l'accesso a [road, area]

3) (bring to an end) chiudere, concludere [ meeting]; chiudere [account, case]; concludere [ deal]

4) (reduce)

to close the gap — fig. ridurre lo scarto
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (shut) [airport, shop, museum] chiudere; [door, container, eyes] chiudersi

2) (cease to operate) [business, mine] chiudere

3) (end) [meeting, play] finire, terminare

4) econ. [currency, index, market] chiudere

to close down, up — chiudere al ribasso, al rialzo

5) (get smaller) [ gap] ridursi

6) (get closer) [ enemy] avvicinarsi (on a)

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- close down

- close in

- close off

- close out

- close up

- close with

English-Italian dictionary > close
16 part

part [pα:t]

1. noun

   a. ( = section, division) partie f

• he spent part of his childhood in Wales il a passé une partie de son enfance au pays de Galles

• in part en partie

• it's all part of growing up c'est normal quand on grandit

• to him, it's all part of the job pour lui, ça fait partie du travail

• respect is an important part of any relationship le respect est un élément important de toute relation

• an important part of her work is... une part importante de son travail consiste à...

• to be part and parcel of sth faire partie (intégrante) de qch

► for the most part dans l'ensemble

   b. ( = episode) [of book, play] partie f ; [of serial] épisode m

• a six-part serial un feuilleton en six épisodes

   c. [of machine] pièce f

• you can't get the parts for this model on ne trouve pas de pièces pour ce modèle

   d. ( = measure) mesure f

   e. ( = role) rôle m

• he was just right for the part il était parfait pour ce rôle

• we all have our part to play nous avons tous notre rôle à jouer

• he had no part in it il n'y était pour rien

• I want no part in it je ne veux pas m'en mêler

► to take part (in sth) participer (à qch)

   f. ( = behalf) part f

• for my part pour ma part

• an error on the part of his secretary une erreur de sa secrétaire

   g. ( = place) in this part of the world dans le coin (inf)

   h. (US) ( = parting) (in hair) raie f

2. adverb

( = partly) en partie

• she is part French elle a des origines françaises

• this novel is part thriller, part ghost story ce roman est à la fois un thriller et une histoire de fantômes

3. transitive verb

   a. [+ people, boxers] séparer

• they were parted during the war ils ont étés séparés pendant la guerre

► to part company with sb ( = leave) quitter qn ; ( = disagree) ne plus être d'accord avec qn

   b. to part one's hair se faire une raie

4. intransitive verb

( = take leave of each other) se quitter ; ( = break up) [couple, boxers] se séparer ; ( = open up) [crowd, lips] s'ouvrir

• to part from sb quitter qn

• to part with [+ money] débourser ; [+ possessions] se défaire de ; [+ employee] se séparer de

5. compounds

► part exchange noun (British) reprise f

• to take a car in part exchange reprendre une voiture ► part of speech noun partie f du discours

► part payment noun ( = exchange) règlement m partiel ; ( = deposit) arrhes fpl

► part-time adjective à temps partiel

• to have a part-time job travailler à temps partiel adverb [work, study] à temps partiel ► part-timer noun employé (e) m(f) à temps partiel

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[pɑːt] 1.
noun

1) ( of whole) gen partie f; ( of country) région f

in ou around these parts — dans la région

part of the reason is... — c'est en partie parce que...

to be (a) part of — faire partie de

the early part of my life — ma jeunesse

it's all part of being young — il faut bien que jeunesse se passe

that's the best/hardest part — c'est ça le meilleur/le plus dur

that's the part I don't understand — voilà ce que je ne comprends pas

to be good in parts — GB avoir de bons passages

for the most part — dans l'ensemble

my part of the world — mon pays

what are you doing in this part of the world? — qu'est-ce que tu fais par ici?

2) Technology ( component) pièce f

spare parts — pièces détachées

3) Television (of serial, programme) partie f

a two-part series — une série en deux épisodes

4) (share, role) rôle m (in dans)

to do one's part — jouer son rôle

I want no part in it —

I don't want any part of it — je ne veux pas m'en mêler

to take part — participer (in à)

they took no further part in it — ils n'ont rien fait de plus

5) Theatre, Television, Cinema rôle m (of de)

6) ( equal measure) mesure f

mix X and Y in equal parts — mélangez une quantité égale de X et Y

in a concentration of 30,000 parts per million — dans une concentration de 3%

7) Music (for instrument, voice) partie f; ( score) partition f

8) ( behalf)

on the part of — de la part de

for my part — pour ma part

to take somebody's part — prendre le parti de quelqu'un

9) US ( in hair) raie f
2.
adverb ( partly) en partie

it was part fear, part greed — c'était à la fois de la crainte et de la cupidité
3.
transitive verb

1) ( separate) séparer [two people]; écarter [legs]; entrouvrir [lips, curtains]; fendre [crowd, ocean, waves]

2) ( make parting in)

to part one's hair — se faire une raie
4.
intransitive verb

1) ( split up) se séparer

we parted friends — nous nous sommes quittés bons amis

to part from somebody — quitter quelqu'un

2) [crowd, clouds] ( divide) s'ouvrir; [rope, cable] se rompre

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Phrasal Verbs:

- part with

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a man of (many) parts — un homme qui a plusieurs cordes à son arc

to look the part — avoir la tête de l'emploi

to take something in good part — prendre quelque chose en bonne part

English-French dictionary > part
17 degree

I [dɪ'griː] n
1) ступень, степень, уровень, предел

It is in the hightest degree emprobable. — Это крайне мало вероятно.

He is in no/little degree indebted to us. — Он нам ни в коей мере не обязан.

The speed increased in a corresponding degree. — Скорость увеличилась соответственно.

The desire to immitate shows itself to a very marked degree among children the world over. — Стремление к иммитации во всем мире проявляется особенно заметно у детей.

- comparative degree
- first degree murder
- third degree burns
- three degrees of comparison
- degree of skill
- degree of perfection
- degree of safety
- success in varying degree
- not in the least degree
- matter of degree
- with a fair degree of precision
- with a high degree of certainty
- by degrees
- in the least degree
- by slow degrees
- in the least possible degree
- to a considerable degree
- some degree
- far greater degree
- minor degree
- such a degree that...
- with varying degrees of vigor
- uncomfortable to a degree
- give smb third degree
- acquire the highist degree of accuracy possible
- endure a degree of discomfort due to limited means
2) степень родства, колено

- forbidden degrees of marriage
- degree of relationship
- degree of consanguinity
- in the fourth degree of relationship
3) положение, ранг, научная степень, почётное звание

It has not affected his position in any degree. — Это нисколько не отразилось на его положении.

A university degree may give one an advantage in getting a job. — Университетский диплом дает преимущество при получении работы

- academic degree
- doctoral degree
- college degree
- bachelor's degree
- Master of Arts degree
- people of all degrees of wealth
- man of low degree
- lady of high degree
- people of equal degree
- receive an honarary degree at Oxford
- put smb in for an honarary degree
- take a poll degre
- hold the Master of Arts degree
- hold an Oxford MA degree
- obtain a London degree
- award degrees in law
- take a degree at Oxford
- receive a degree with honours
- sit for a degree
- work for a degree
- try for a degree
- examine smb for a degree II [dɪ'griː] n
градус (температурный)

I think it's eighty degrees outside. — Мне кажется, температура снаружи восемьдесят градусов.

20 degrees off the course. — Отклониться от курса на двадцать градусов.

Cyclones are frequently form of between the latitudes of eight and fifteen degrees north or south of the equator. — Циклоны часто образуются на широтах от восьми до пятнадцати градусов к северу или югу от экватора

- two degrees higher
- degree of fall
- degrees of latitude
- ten degree above zero
- degrees of heat 15
- angle of 25 degrees
- at minus 72 degrees centignate
- keep the temperature at 90 degrees
- thermometr stood at 20 degrees

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > degree
18 close

I
1. kləus adverb
1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.) cerca(de)

2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.) con estrechez

2. adjective
1) (near in relationship: a close friend.) íntimo

2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.) parecido, igualado

3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.) detallado

4) (tight: a close fit.) ajustado

5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.) bochornoso

6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).) tacaño

7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.) reservado

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- closely
- closeness
- close call/shave
- close-set
- close-up
- close at hand
- close on
- close to
II
1. kləuz verb
1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.) cerrar

2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.) terminar

3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).) concluir

2. noun
(a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.) fin, final

- close down
- close up

close¹ adj

1. cerca / al lado

the flat is close to the station el piso está cerca de la estación

2. íntimo

we're close friends somos amigos íntimos

close² adv cerca

we live close to the shops vivimos cerca de las tiendas

they were sitting close together estaban sentados muy juntos

close³ n final

at the close of the day al final del día

close⁴ vb cerrar

close the window cierra la ventana

the shop closes at five la tienda cierra a las cinco

El gerundio de close se escribe closing

close

tr[kləʊs]

adjective

1 (near) cercano,-a (to, a), próximo,-a (to, a)

■ our flat is close to the park nuestro piso está cerca del parque

■ the houses are in close proximity to each other las casas están muy próximas las unas de las otras

2 (friend) íntimo,-a, allegado,-a; (relation, family) cercano,-a; (link, tie, cooperation, collaboration) estrecho,-a; (contact) directo,-a

■ it's a close community es una comunidad muy unida

■ we're very close friends somos íntimos amigos

■ he's very close to his father está muy unido a su padre

3 (haircut) (cortado,-a) al rape; (shave) apurado,-a

4 (texture, weave) tupido,-a, cerrado,-a, compacto,-a; (print) apretado,-a

5 (similar) parecido,-a

■ she bears a close resemblance to Madonna se parece mucho a Madonna

6 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL (formation) cerrado,-a

7 (weather) bochornoso,-a, sofocante; (room, air) cargado,-a

8 (thorough, careful - study, examination, etc) detallado,-a, detenido,-a; (look) de cerca; (watch) atento,-a; (translation) fiel

■ pay close attention presta mucha atención

■ on closer examination al mirarlo más de cerca

9 (game, contest, finish) reñido,-a; (result) apretado,-a

10 (secretive) reservado,-a

11 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL (vowel) cerrado,-a

adverb

1 (in position) cerca

■ their parents live close sus padres viven cerca

■ don't get too close to me no te me acerques demasiado

■ hold me close abrázame

2 (in time) cerca

■ the elections are getting close se acercan las elecciones

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at close quarters de cerca

at close range a quemarropa

close at/to hand al alcance de la mano, cerca

close by cerca

close on/to casi, cerca de

■ she's close on fifty anda rondando los cincuenta

close up de cerca

to be/have a close shave/call/thing salvarse por los pelos

to be close to tears estar a punto de llorar

to keep a close eye/watch on vigilar de cerca

to keep something a close secret mantener algo en el más riguroso secreto

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close

tr[kləʊz]

noun

1 (end) fin nombre masculino, final nombre masculino

■ the close of the day al caer el día

■ at the close of the century a finales de siglo

2 (precincts) recinto

transitive verb

1 (shut - gen) cerrar

■ close your eyes cierra los ojos

■ I'd like to close my account quisiera cerrar mi cuenta

2 (end - deal) cerrar; (meeting) cerrar, poner fin a; (course, conference) clausurar

intransitive verb

1 (gen) cerrar, cerrarse

■ what time do you close? ¿a qué hora cierran?

■ this drawer doesn't close properly este cajón no cierra bien

2 (end) concluir, terminar

■ the book closes with a murder el libro termina con un asesinato

3 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL cerrar (at, a)

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to bring something to a close concluir algo, poner fin a algo

to close ranks cerrar filas

to close in on something/somebody rodear algo/a alguien, cercar algo/a alguien

to close one's eyes to something cerrar los ojos a algo

to close one's mind to something cerrarse a algo

to come to a close / draw to a close tocar a su fin, llegar a su fin

close season veda, época de veda

close ['klo:z] v, closed ; closing vt

: cerrar

close vi

1) : cerrarse, cerrar

2) terminate: concluirse, terminar

3)

to close in approach: acercarse, aproximarse

close ['klo:s] adv

: cerca, de cerca

close adj, closer ; closest

1) confining: restrictivo, estrecho

2) secretive: reservado

3) strict: estricto, detallado

4) stuffy: cargado, bochornoso (dícese del tiempo)

5) tight: apretado, entallado, ceñido

it's a close fit: es muy apretado

6) near: cercano, próximo

7) intimate: íntimo

close friends: amigos íntimos

8) accurate: fiel, exacto

9) : reñido

a close election: una elección muy reñida

close ['klo:z] n

: fin m, final m, conclusión f

close

adj.

• angosto, -a adj.

• apretado, -a adj.

• aproximado, -a adj.

• arrimado, -a adj.

• cerca adj.

• cercano, -a adj.

• entrañable adj.

• estrecho, -a adj.

• minucioso, -a adj.

• próximo, -a adj.

• íntimo, -a adj.

n.

• conclusión s.f.

• fenecimiento s.m.

• fin s.m.

v.

• candar v.

• cerrar v.

• clausurar v.

• finiquitar v.

• tapar v.

• terminar v.

I kləʊs
adjective closer, closest

1)

a) ( near) próximo, cercano

at close range o quarters — de cerca

close TO something/somebody — próximo or cercano a algo/alguien, cerca de algo/alguien

b) < shave> al ras, apurado

that was a close shave o call — (colloq) se salvó (or me salvé etc) por un pelo or por los pelos (fam)

2) <link/connection> estrecho; < contact> directo; < relative> cercano

they are close friends — son muy amigos, son amigos íntimos

they've always been very close — siempre han sido or (Esp) estado muy unidos

sources close to the government — fuentes allegadas or cercanas al gobierno

3) ( in similarity)

it's not the same color but it's a close match — no es el mismo color pero es casi igual

he bears a close resemblance to his brother — tiene un gran parecido a or con su hermano, se parece mucho a su hermano

that's the closest thing to a hammer I've got — esto es lo más parecido a un martillo que tengo

4) < fit> ajustado, ceñido

5) ( strictly guarded)

it was kept a close secret — se mantuvo en el más absoluto or riguroso secreto

6) ( careful) < examination> detenido, detallado

to pay close attention to something — prestar mucha atención a algo

to keep a close watch on something/somebody — vigilar algo/a alguien de cerca

7) <contest/finish> reñido

he finished a close second — llegó en segundo lugar, muy cerca del ganador

8) <weather/atmosphere> pesado, bochornoso

II kləʊs
adverb closer, closest

1) ( in position) cerca

to draw/get/come close — acercarse*

close TO something/somebody — cerca de algo/alguien

to hold somebody close — abrazar* a alguien

they're following close behind — nos siguen de cerca

phew, that was close! — uf, nos salvamos por poco or por los pelos!

2) ( in intimacy)

the tragedy brought them closer together o to each other — la tragedia los acercó or unió más

3) ( in approximation)

it's not my favorite, but it comes pretty close — no es mi favorito pero casi

close TO something: the temperature is close to... la temperatura es de casi...; he must be close to 50 debe tener cerca de or casi 50 años; that's the closest to an apology you'll get eso es lo más parecido a una disculpa que vas a recibir; he was close to tears — estaba a punto de llorar

4) (in phrases)

close by — cerca

close on: there were close on 10,000 present había cerca de or casi 10.000 asistentes; close together ( physically) juntos; our birthdays are close together nuestros cumpleaños caen por las mismas fechas or muy cerca; close up — de cerca

III

1) noun

Sense I

2) kləʊz (conclusion, end) fin m

to come/draw to a close — llegar*/acercarse* a su fin

to bring something to a close — poner* or dar* fin a algo

at the close of day — (liter) al caer el día (liter)

Sense II

3) kləʊs ( in residential area) (BrE) calle f ( sin salida)

IV
1. kləʊz
transitive verb

1) \<\<window/book/valve\>\> cerrar*

he closed his mouth/eyes — cerró la boca/los ojos

2) ( block) \<\<road\>\> cerrar*

3) (terminate, wind up) \<\<branch/file/account\>\> cerrar*

4) ( conclude) \<\<deal\>\> cerrar*; \<\<debate/meeting\>\> cerrar*, poner* fin a

2.

close vi

1) \<\<door/window\>\> cerrar(se)*; \<\<gap/wound\>\> cerrarse*

her eyes closed and she fell asleep — se le cerraron los ojos y se quedó dormida

2) \<\<shop/library/museum\>\> cerrar*

3)

a) (finish, end) \<\<lecture/book\>\> terminar, concluir*

b) closing pres p último

4) ( get closer) acercarse*

to close ON something/somebody — acercarse* a algo/algn

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- close down

- close in

- close off

- close out

- close up

- close with

I [klǝʊs]
1.

ADV
(compar closer) (superl closest) cerca
the shops are very close — las tiendas están muy cerca

the hotel is close to the station — el hotel está cerca de la estación

she was close to tears — estaba a punto de llorar

according to sources close to the police — según fuentes allegadas a la policía

• close by — muy cerca

• come closer — acércate más

to come close to — acercarse a

we came very close to losing the match — estuvimos a punto de perder el partido, faltó poco para que perdiéramos el partido

that comes close to an insult — eso es casi un insulto

• the runners finished very close — los corredores llegaron casi al mismo tiempo

• to fit close — ajustarse al cuerpo

• to follow close behind — seguir muy de cerca

• to hold sb close — abrazar fuertemente a algn

• to keep close to the wall — ir arrimado a la pared

• he must be close on 50 — debe andar cerca de los 50

it's close on six o'clock — son casi las seis

• stay close to me — no te alejes or separes de mí

• close together — juntos, cerca uno del otro

• to look at sth close up — mirar algo de cerca

2. ADJ

1) (=near) [place] cercano, próximo; [contact] directo; [connection] estrecho, íntimo

• close combat — lucha f cuerpo a cuerpo

• at close quarters — de cerca

• to come a close second to sb/sth — disputarle la primera posición a algn/algo

• he was the closest thing to a real worker among us — entre nosotros él tenía más visos de ser un obrero auténtico, de nosotros él era el que tenía más visos de ser un obrero

- it was a close shave

2) (=intimate) [relative] cercano; [friend] íntimo

we have only invited close relations — solo hemos invitado a parientes cercanos

she's a close friend of mine — es una amiga íntima mía

I'm very close to my sister — estoy muy unida a mi hermana

they're very close (to each other) — están muy unidos

a close circle of friends — un estrecho círculo de amigos

3) (=almost equal) [result, election, fight] muy reñido; [scores] casi iguales

• it was a very close contest — fue una competición muy reñida

• to bear a close resemblance to — tener mucho parecido con

4) (=exact, detailed) [examination, study] detallado; [investigation, questioning] minucioso; [surveillance, control] estricto; [translation] fiel, exacto

• to pay close attention to sb/sth — prestar mucha atención a algn/algo

• to keep a close watch on sb — mantener a algn bajo estricta vigilancia

5) (=not spread out) [handwriting, print] compacto; [texture, weave] compacto, tupido; [formation] cerrado

6) (=stuffy) [atmosphere, room] sofocante, cargado; [weather] pesado, bochornoso

it's close this afternoon — hace bochorno esta tarde

7) (=secretive) reservado; (=mean) tacaño

8) (Ling) [vowel] cerrado

3.

N recinto m

4.

CPD

close company N — (Brit) (Econ) sociedad f exclusiva, compañía f propietaria

close corporation N (US) — = close company

close season N — (Hunting, Fishing) veda f ; (Ftbl) temporada f de descanso (de la liga de fútbol)

close work N — trabajo m minucioso

II [klǝʊz]
1.

N (=end) final m, conclusión f

• at the close — al final

at the close of day — a la caída de la tarde

at the close of the year — al final del año

• to bring sth to a close — terminar algo, concluir algo

• to draw to a close — tocar a su fin, estar terminando

2. VI

1) (=shut) [shop] cerrar; [door, window] cerrarse

the doors close automatically — las puertas se cierran automáticamente

the shops close at five thirty — las tiendas cierran a las cinco y media

this window does not close properly — esta ventana no cierra bien

his eyes closed — se le cerraron los ojos

2) (=end) terminar, terminarse, concluir
(Econ)
shares closed at 120p — al cierre las acciones estaban a 120 peniques

3. VT

1) (=shut) cerrar; [+ hole] tapar

please close the door — cierra la puerta, por favor

road closed — cerrado el paso

• to close one's eyes — cerrar los ojos

to close one's eyes to sth — (=ignore) hacer la vista gorda a algo

• to close the gap between two things — llenar el hueco entre dos cosas

• close your mouth when you're eating! — ¡no abras la boca comiendo!

• to close ranks — cerrar filas

2) (=end) [+ discussion, meeting] cerrar, poner fin a; [+ ceremony] clausurar, dar término a; [+ bank account] liquidar; [+ account] (Comm) saldar; [+ bargain, deal] cerrar

- close down

- close in

- close in on

- close off

- close on

- close out

- close round

- close up

- close with

* * *

I [kləʊs]
adjective closer, closest

1)

a) ( near) próximo, cercano

at close range o quarters — de cerca

close TO something/somebody — próximo or cercano a algo/alguien, cerca de algo/alguien

b) < shave> al ras, apurado

that was a close shave o call — (colloq) se salvó (or me salvé etc) por un pelo or por los pelos (fam)

2) <link/connection> estrecho; < contact> directo; < relative> cercano

they are close friends — son muy amigos, son amigos íntimos

they've always been very close — siempre han sido or (Esp) estado muy unidos

sources close to the government — fuentes allegadas or cercanas al gobierno

3) ( in similarity)

it's not the same color but it's a close match — no es el mismo color pero es casi igual

he bears a close resemblance to his brother — tiene un gran parecido a or con su hermano, se parece mucho a su hermano

that's the closest thing to a hammer I've got — esto es lo más parecido a un martillo que tengo

4) < fit> ajustado, ceñido

5) ( strictly guarded)

it was kept a close secret — se mantuvo en el más absoluto or riguroso secreto

6) ( careful) < examination> detenido, detallado

to pay close attention to something — prestar mucha atención a algo

to keep a close watch on something/somebody — vigilar algo/a alguien de cerca

7) <contest/finish> reñido

he finished a close second — llegó en segundo lugar, muy cerca del ganador

8) <weather/atmosphere> pesado, bochornoso

II [kləʊs]
adverb closer, closest

1) ( in position) cerca

to draw/get/come close — acercarse*

close TO something/somebody — cerca de algo/alguien

to hold somebody close — abrazar* a alguien

they're following close behind — nos siguen de cerca

phew, that was close! — uf, nos salvamos por poco or por los pelos!

2) ( in intimacy)

the tragedy brought them closer together o to each other — la tragedia los acercó or unió más

3) ( in approximation)

it's not my favorite, but it comes pretty close — no es mi favorito pero casi

close TO something: the temperature is close to... la temperatura es de casi...; he must be close to 50 debe tener cerca de or casi 50 años; that's the closest to an apology you'll get eso es lo más parecido a una disculpa que vas a recibir; he was close to tears — estaba a punto de llorar

4) (in phrases)

close by — cerca

close on: there were close on 10,000 present había cerca de or casi 10.000 asistentes; close together ( physically) juntos; our birthdays are close together nuestros cumpleaños caen por las mismas fechas or muy cerca; close up — de cerca

III

1) noun

Sense I

2) [kləʊz] (conclusion, end) fin m

to come/draw to a close — llegar*/acercarse* a su fin

to bring something to a close — poner* or dar* fin a algo

at the close of day — (liter) al caer el día (liter)

Sense II

3) [kləʊs] ( in residential area) (BrE) calle f ( sin salida)

IV
1. [kləʊz]
transitive verb

1) \<\<window/book/valve\>\> cerrar*

he closed his mouth/eyes — cerró la boca/los ojos

2) ( block) \<\<road\>\> cerrar*

3) (terminate, wind up) \<\<branch/file/account\>\> cerrar*

4) ( conclude) \<\<deal\>\> cerrar*; \<\<debate/meeting\>\> cerrar*, poner* fin a

2.

close vi

1) \<\<door/window\>\> cerrar(se)*; \<\<gap/wound\>\> cerrarse*

her eyes closed and she fell asleep — se le cerraron los ojos y se quedó dormida

2) \<\<shop/library/museum\>\> cerrar*

3)

a) (finish, end) \<\<lecture/book\>\> terminar, concluir*

b) closing pres p último

4) ( get closer) acercarse*

to close ON something/somebody — acercarse* a algo/algn

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- close down

- close in

- close off

- close out

- close up

- close with

English-spanish dictionary > close
19 equation

- ʒən

noun

1) (a statement that two things are equal or the same: xy+xy=2xy is an equation.) ecuación

2) (a formula expressing the action of certain substances on others: 2H₂ + O₂ = 2 H₂O is an equation.) ecuación

equation n ecuación

equation

tr[ɪ'kweɪʒən]

noun

1 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL ecuación nombre femenino

2 formal use (relationship) relación nombre femenino

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

simple equation ecuación nombre femenino de primer grado

equation [ɪ'kweɪʒən] n

: ecuación f

equation

n.

• ecuación (Matemática) s.f.

ɪ'kweɪʒən
noun ecuación f

a simple/quadratic equation — una ecuación de primer/segundo grado

[ɪ'kweɪʒǝn]
N
1) (Math) ecuación f

to enter (into) the equation — (fig) entrar en juego

fairness did not seem to enter into the equation — la justicia no parecía entrar en juego

2) (=linking)

the equation of sth with sth — la identificación de algo con algo

* * *
[ɪ'kweɪʒən]
noun ecuación f

a simple/quadratic equation — una ecuación de primer/segundo grado

English-spanish dictionary > equation
20 length

leŋƟ
noun

1) (the distance from one end to the other of an object, period of time etc: What is the length of your car?; Please note down the length of time it takes you to do this.) longitud, largo

2) (a piece of something, especially cloth: I bought a (3-metre) length of silk.) pedazo, trozo

3) (in racing, the measurement from end to end of a horse, boat etc: He won by a length; The other boat is several lengths in front.) largo

•

- lengthen
- lengthways/lengthwise
- lengthy
- at length
- go to any lengths

length n

1. longitud

it's ten metres in length tiene una longitud de diez metros

a mile is a unit of length la milla es una unidad de longitud

2. largo de piscina

she swims five lengths every morning hace cinco largos de piscina cada mañana

length

tr[leŋɵ]

noun

1 longitud nombre femenino

■ it's 4 metres in length tiene una longitud de 4 metros

■ what length is the skirt? ¿qué largo tiene la falda?

2 (of time) duración nombre femenino

3 (piece) trozo; (of cloth) largo

4 (of road) tramo; (of swimming pool) largo

■ Tom won by a length Tom ganó por un largo

■ we walked the length of the river anduvimos a lo largo del río

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at length (finally) a la larga 2 (in depth) en detalle, a fondo

■ they talked at length hablaron largo y tendido

the length and breadth of something a lo largo y ancho de algo

to go to any lengths to do something hacer lo que sea para hacer algo

to go to great lengths to do something hacer lo imposible por hacer algo

to keep somebody at arm's length mantener las distancias con alguien

to measure one's length figurative use medir el suelo

length ['lɛŋkɵ] n

1) : longitud f, largo m

10 feet in length: 10 pies de largo

2) duration: duración f

3) : trozo m (de madera), corte m (de tela)

4)

to go to any lengths : hacer todo lo posible

5)

at length : extensamente

to speak at length: hablar largo y tendido

length

n.

• duración s.f.

• eslora s.f.

• largo s.m.

• largor s.m.

• largura s.f.

• longitud s.f.

• tirantez s.f.

• tiro s.m.

• tramo s.m.

leŋθ
noun

1) u

a) (of line, surface) longitud f, largo m; (of sleeve, coat) largo m

it's the wrong length — es demasiado largo/corto

it's 5m in length — mide or tiene 5 metros de largo

he traveled the length and breadth of the country — viajó a lo largo y (a lo) ancho del país

the beach is polluted along its entire length — la playa está contaminada en toda su extensión

to go to great/any lengths: he went to great lengths to send me the money hizo todo lo posible para enviarme el dinero; he'd go to any lengths to get what he wants — es capaz de hacer cualquier cosa con tal de obtener lo que se propone

b) (of book, list) extensión f

2) u

a) ( duration) (of movie, play) duración f

after a considerable length of time — después de mucho tiempo

the length of his absence — lo prolongado de su ausencia

length of service — antigüedad f ( en el trabajo)

b)

at length — ( finally) finalmente, por fin; ( for a long time) extensamente, por extenso; ( in detail) detenidamente, con detenimiento

to talk at length — hablar largo y tendido

3) c (section - of wood, pipe) trozo m; (- of river, road) tramo m, parte f

a length of cloth — un corte de tela, una tela

4) c ( Sport)

a) ( in swimming) largo m

b) (in horse, dog racing) cuerpo m; ( in rowing) largo m

[leŋ(k)θ]
1. N

1) (=size) largo m, longitud f

what is its length?, what length is it? — ¿cuánto tiene or mide de largo?

two pieces of cable of roughly equal or the same length — dos trozos mpl de cable de aproximadamente el mismo largo or la misma longitud

the tail was at least twice the length of the body — el rabo medía por lo menos el doble que el cuerpo

his trousers were never the right length for him — los pantalones nunca le quedaban bien de largo

• it was two metres in length — tenía or medía dos metros de largo

they range in length from three to six metres — su longitud varía entre los tres y los seis metros

they vary in length — son de diferentes medidas
measure 2., 1)
2) (=extent)

a) [of street, river, house]

the room runs the length of the house — la habitación tiene el largo de la casa

he walked the length of the beach — recorrió toda la orilla de la playa

I walked the entire length of the street — recorrí la calle de una punta a la otra

• I have travelled the length and breadth of the country — he viajado a lo largo y ancho del país, he viajado por todo el país
arm I
b) [of book, letter, essay] extensión f

• an essay 4,000 words in length — un ensayo de 4.000 palabras (de extensión)

c)

- go to great lengths to do sth

I'd go to any length(s) to protect her — haría cualquier cosa por protegerla

they went to extraordinary lengths to keep their relationship secret — llegaron a extremos insospechables para mantener su relación en secreto

3) (=duration) duración f

• a concert two hours in length — un concierto de dos horas de duración

• length of service — antigüedad f, años mpl de servicio

• we must reduce the length of time patients have to wait — tenemos que reducir el tiempo de espera de los pacientes

you couldn't keep that effort up for any length of time — un esfuerzo así no se puede mantener (durante) mucho tiempo

if you were outside for any length of time you'd freeze to death — si te quedases en la calle más de un cierto tiempo, morirías congelado

4)

• at length — (=finally) finalmente, por fin; (=in detail) [discuss] detenidamente; [explain] con mucho detalle; [write] extensamente; (=for a long time) largo y tendido

she spoke at (some) length — habló largo y tendido

he would quote Shakespeare at great length — se recreaba dando interminables citas de Shakespeare

5) (=piece) [of rope, wire, tubing] trozo m, pedazo m ; [of cloth] largo m, corte m ; [of track, road] tramo m

• dress length — largo m para vestido

6) [of vowel, syllable] duración f, cantidad f (Tech)

7) (Sport) (in horse races) cuerpo m ; (in rowing) largo m ; [of pool] largo m

to win by half a length/four lengths — ganar por medio cuerpo/cuatro cuerpos

2.

CPD

length mark N — (Ling) signo m de vocal larga

* * *
[leŋθ]
noun

1) u

a) (of line, surface) longitud f, largo m; (of sleeve, coat) largo m

it's the wrong length — es demasiado largo/corto

it's 5m in length — mide or tiene 5 metros de largo

he traveled the length and breadth of the country — viajó a lo largo y (a lo) ancho del país

the beach is polluted along its entire length — la playa está contaminada en toda su extensión

to go to great/any lengths: he went to great lengths to send me the money hizo todo lo posible para enviarme el dinero; he'd go to any lengths to get what he wants — es capaz de hacer cualquier cosa con tal de obtener lo que se propone

b) (of book, list) extensión f

2) u

a) ( duration) (of movie, play) duración f

after a considerable length of time — después de mucho tiempo

the length of his absence — lo prolongado de su ausencia

length of service — antigüedad f ( en el trabajo)

b)

at length — ( finally) finalmente, por fin; ( for a long time) extensamente, por extenso; ( in detail) detenidamente, con detenimiento

to talk at length — hablar largo y tendido

3) c (section - of wood, pipe) trozo m; (- of river, road) tramo m, parte f

a length of cloth — un corte de tela, una tela

4) c ( Sport)

a) ( in swimming) largo m

b) (in horse, dog racing) cuerpo m; ( in rowing) largo m

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